Jerry Reuss
[edit] Biography
Born on June 19, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri, Jerry Reuss (Jerry Reuss) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 22 year career. Reuss broke into the bigs on September 27, 1969 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 4.10 ERA in 127.1 innings pitched in 1970, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jerry Reuss's best season was 1980, when he posted a 2.51 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 111 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .00
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 20
| 20
| 7
| 8
| 4.10
| 74
| 62
| 58
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 127.1
| 132
| 9
| 49
| 2
| 8
| 1
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 36
| 35
| 14
| 14
| 4.78
| 131
| 125
| 112
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 211
| 228
| 15
| 109
| 11
| 9
| 7
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 30
| 9
| 13
| 4.17
| 174
| 101
| 89
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 192
| 177
| 14
| 83
| 3
| 7
| 10
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 41
| 40
| 16
| 13
| 3.74
| 177
| 123
| 116
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 279.1
| 271
| 17
| 117
| 6
| 10
| 3
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 11
| 3.50
| 105
| 115
| 101
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 260
| 259
| 20
| 101
| 16
| 7
| 1
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 32
| 18
| 11
| 2.54
| 131
| 73
| 67
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 237.1
| 224
| 10
| 78
| 8
| 4
| 0
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 29
| 14
| 9
| 3.53
| 108
| 98
| 82
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 209.1
| 209
| 16
| 51
| 10
| 7
| 2
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 33
| 10
| 13
| 4.11
| 116
| 109
| 95
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 208
| 225
| 11
| 71
| 2
| 11
| 4
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 4.90
| 42
| 48
| 45
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 82.2
| 97
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 39
| 21
| 7
| 14
| 3.54
| 83
| 88
| 63
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 160
| 178
| 4
| 60
| 7
| 7
| 3
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 37
| 29
| 18
| 6
| 2.51
| 111
| 74
| 64
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 229.1
| 193
| 12
| 40
| 9
| 3
| 0
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 22
| 22
| 10
| 4
| 2.30
| 51
| 44
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 152.2
| 138
| 6
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 39
| 37
| 18
| 11
| 3.11
| 138
| 98
| 88
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 254.2
| 232
| 11
| 50
| 10
| 7
| 2
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 32
| 31
| 12
| 11
| 2.94
| 143
| 94
| 73
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 223.1
| 233
| 12
| 50
| 5
| 3
| 2
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 30
| 15
| 5
| 7
| 3.82
| 44
| 51
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 99
| 102
| 4
| 31
| 7
| 4
| 0
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 34
| 33
| 14
| 10
| 2.92
| 84
| 78
| 69
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 212.2
| 210
| 13
| 58
| 7
| 5
| 3
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 19
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 5.84
| 29
| 57
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 74
| 96
| 13
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 7.79
| 10
| 31
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34.2
| 52
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 16
| 4
| 5
| 5.25
| 37
| 60
| 48
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 82.1
| 112
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 25
| 23
| 4
| 10
| 5.97
| 49
| 92
| 79
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 119
| 166
| 18
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 7.61
| 12
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.2
| 54
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 29
| 13
| 9
| 3.44
| 73
| 79
| 70
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 183
| 15
| 43
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 5.35
| 13
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33.2
| 36
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| 23
| 19
| 8
| 5
| 5.06
| 27
| 65
| 60
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 106.2
| 135
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 26
| 9
| 9
| 5.13
| 40
| 88
| 80
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 140.1
| 171
| 19
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3.52
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.2
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 549
| 476
| 194
| 168
| 3.54
| 1757
| 1473
| 1285
| 123
| 37
| 11
| 3264
| 3268
| 195
| 1033
| 114
| 100
| 50
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 79
| 71
| 26
| 23
| 4.39
| 150
| 227
| 198
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 405.2
| 466
| 50
| 94
| 4
| 7
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 628
| 547
| 220
| 191
| 3.64
| 1907
| 1700
| 1483
| 127
| 39
| 11
| 3669.2
| 3734
| 245
| 1127
| 118
| 107
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| STL
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| P
| 20
| 20
| 127.1
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 4
| .963
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| P
| 36
| 35
| 211
| 6
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 3
| .941
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 30
| 192
| 4
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 5
| 4
| .879
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| P
| 41
| 40
| 279.1
| 4
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 10
| 5
| .932
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 260
| 11
| 37
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 9
| 0
| .906
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 237.1
| 6
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| P
| 31
| 29
| 209.1
| 8
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| .944
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 208
| 7
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 11
| 3
| .940
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| P
| 23
| 12
| 82.2
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| P
| 39
| 21
| 160
| 2
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 3
| .925
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| P
| 37
| 29
| 229.1
| 18
| 40
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 8
| 1
| .921
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 152.2
| 10
| 38
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| P
| 39
| 37
| 254.2
| 21
| 46
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 5
| 2
| .957
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 31
| 223.1
| 17
| 52
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 12
| 1
| .945
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| P
| 30
| 15
| 99
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .952
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 212.2
| 12
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| P
| 19
| 13
| 74
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| P
| 7
| 7
| 34.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| P
| 17
| 16
| 82.1
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .962
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 25
| 23
| 119
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .967
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| P
| 8
| 7
| 36.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 29
| 183
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .974
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| P
| 7
| 7
| 33.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| P
| 23
| 19
| 106.2
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| P
| 30
| 26
| 140.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| P
| 4
| 1
| 7.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 628
| 547
| 3669.2
| 170
| 603
| 42
| 38
| 0
| 43
| 189
| 136
| 26
| .948
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 20
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .050
| .116
| .050
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 32
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| STL
| N
| 36
| 65
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .123
| .240
| .138
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 36
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 66
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .106
| .169
| .136
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 95
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .137
| .170
| .168
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 45
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 86
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .151
| .223
| .163
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 71
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 2
| .197
| .250
| .225
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PIT
| N
| 31
| 66
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .242
| .333
| .288
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 70
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .171
| .237
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 23
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .185
| .185
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 39
| 42
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .239
| .190
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 37
| 68
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .088
| .162
| .147
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 22
| 51
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .196
| .196
| .196
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 39
| 77
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .221
| .241
| .260
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 32
| 71
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 3
| .282
| .301
| .310
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 30
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .259
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 34
| 74
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .135
| .156
| .135
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 19
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .286
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 552
| 1024
| 71
| 171
| 1
| 58
| .167
| .220
| .195
| 24
| 1
| 69
| 433
| 1
| 99
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 631
| 1024
| 71
| 171
| 1
| 58
| .167
| .220
| .195
| 24
| 1
| 69
| 433
| 1
| 99
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Houston Astros in exchange for Scipio Spinks and Lance Clemons (April 15, 1972).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Milt May (October 31, 1973).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Rick Rhoden (April 7, 1979).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 10, 1987).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 18, 1987).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 14, 1987).
- Signed by California Angels (June 19, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 29, 1988).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Brian Drahman (July 31, 1989).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (November 8, 1989).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (March, 1990).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 3, 1990).
- Signed by Houston Astros (April 14, 1990).
- Released by Houston Astros (May 14, 1990).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 7, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
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