Carl Reynolds
{{short description|American baseball player (1903–1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Carl Reynolds
|position=Outfielder
|image=CarlReynoldsGoudeycard.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1903|2|1|mf=y}}
|birth_place=LaRue, Texas, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1978|5|29|1903|2|1}}
|death_place=Houston, Texas, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 1
|debutyear=1927
|debutteam=Chicago White Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 1
|finalyear=1939
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.302
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=80
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=699
|teams=
- Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1927}}–{{mlby|1931}})
- Washington Senators ({{mlby|1932}})
- St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1933}})
- Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1934}}–{{mlby|1935}})
- Washington Senators ({{mlby|1936}})
- Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1937}}–{{mlby|1939}})
}}
Carl Nettles Reynolds (February 1, 1903 – May 29, 1978) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1927–1931), Washington Senators (1932, 1936), St. Louis Browns (1933), Boston Red Sox (1934–1935) and Chicago Cubs (1937–1939). He was born in LaRue, Texas, and attended Southwestern University. Reynolds betted and threw right-handed.
Career
Reynolds was a consistent hitter who batted .300 six times. He played all three outfield positions, but was suited to right field, especially since he had a good throwing arm.
Reynolds enjoyed his best season in 1930, with career highs in batting average (.359), home runs (22), RBI (104), runs (103), hits (202), triples (18) and games played (138). On July 2, he hit three home runs, two of which were inside-the-park, in consecutive at bats. The feat was the first instance in MLB history to be done in each of the first three innings of a game.{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1930/B07022NYA1930.htm|title=Carl Reynolds 3-home run game at retrosheet|website=retrosheet.org|access-date=October 1, 2022}}
In the first game of a Senators-Yankees doubleheader on July 4, 1932, Reynolds sustained a broken jaw when he was punched by Bill Dickey after a collision at home plate. Dickey was suspended for 30 days and fined $1000 and Reynolds did not play again until August 13.{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Carl-Reynolds/|title=SABR article about Carl Reynolds|website=sabr.org|access-date=October 1, 2022}}
In his 13-year career, Reynolds was a .302 hitter with 80 home runs and 699 RBI over 1,222 games. Defensively, he posted a .970 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions.{{cite web|url=https://baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynoca01.shtml|title=Carl Reynolds career statistics at baseball-reference|website=baseball-reference.com|access-date=October 1, 2022}}
In November 1971, Reynolds was announced as one of five to be inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite news |title=Five Named to Texas 'Hall' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-carl-reynolds/157721911/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=November 14, 1971 |page=13B|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} Reynolds died on May 29, 1978 at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas after an extended illness at the age of 75.{{cite news |title=Carl Reynolds, 75 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-obituary-for-carl-reyno/157721762/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=Boston Globe |date=May 31, 1978 |page=60|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}
See also
{{Portal|Biography}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|18216}}
{{Baseballstats|br=r/reynoca01|brm=reynol002car}}, or [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Preync102.htm Retrosheet], or [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b93b4f32 SABR Biography Project]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Carl}}
Category:Baseball players from Texas
Category:Boston Red Sox players
Category:Chicago White Sox players
Category:Lon Morris Bearcats baseball players
Category:Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
Category:Major League Baseball right fielders
Category:Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Category:Palestine Pals players
Category:People from Henderson County, Texas
Category:Southwestern Pirates baseball players
Category:St. Louis Browns players