Pete Reiser

Full Name: Harold Patrick Reiser	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/185	First Game: July 23, 1940
Birthdate: March 17, 1919	Final Game: July 5, 1952
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: October 25, 1981
Deathplace: Palm Springs, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Pete Reiser (Harold Patrick Reiser) was born on March 17, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on July 23, 1940 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .293 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Reiser played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Pete Reiser's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1941, when he hit for a .343 average and knocked in 76 runs. However, others believe that it was 1946, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .277 average and knocked in 73 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1940	BRO	N	58	225	34	66	3	20	.293	.338	.418	11	4	15	33	0	1	2	4
1941	BRO	N	137	536	117	184	14	76	.343	.406	.558	39	17	46	71	11	8	4	6
1942	BRO	N	125	480	89	149	10	64	.310	.375	.463	33	5	48	45	2	7	20	0
1946	BRO	N	122	423	75	117	11	73	.277	.361	.428	21	5	55	58	1	3	34	3
1947	BRO	N	110	388	68	120	5	46	.309	.415	.418	23	2	68	41	2	4	14	3
1948	BRO	N	64	127	17	30	1	19	.236	.382	.354	8	2	29	21	1	2	4	2
1949	BOS	N	84	221	32	60	8	40	.271	.369	.443	8	3	33	42	1	3	3	4
1950	BOS	N	53	78	12	16	1	10	.205	.367	.269	2	0	18	22	2	0	1	1
1951	PIT	N	74	140	22	38	2	13	.271	.389	.421	9	3	27	20	0	0	4	2
1952	CLE	A	34	44	7	6	3	7	.136	.208	.364	1	0	4	16	0	0	1	1
Total	NL		827	2618	466	780	55	361	.298	.383	.451	154	41	339	353	20	28	86	25
Total	AL		34	44	7	6	3	7	.136	.208	.364	1	0	4	16	0	0	1	1
Total			861	2662	473	786	58	368	.295	.380	.450	155	41	343	369	20	28	87	26

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1940	BRO	N	OF	17	21	0	1	0	.955
1940	BRO	N	SS	5	13	12	2	1	.926
1940	BRO	N	3B	30	38	58	4	7	.960
1941	BRO	N	OF	133	356	14	7	0	.981
1942	BRO	N	OF	125	277	9	9	2	.969
1946	BRO	N	OF	97	205	14	5	2	.978
1946	BRO	N	3B	15	16	32	2	2	.960
1947	BRO	N	OF	108	240	3	3	0	.988
1948	BRO	N	OF	30	52	1	1	0	.981
1948	BRO	N	3B	4	4	7	1	1	.917
1949	BOS	N	OF	63	139	5	3	2	.980
1949	BOS	N	3B	4	3	5	1	2	.889
1950	BOS	N	OF	24	46	0	1	0	.979
1950	BOS	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1951	PIT	N	3B	5	3	7	1	1	.909
1951	PIT	N	OF	27	53	1	1	0	.982
1952	CLE	A	OF	10	20	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	634	1409	47	31	6	.979
Total			SS	5	13	12	2	1	.926
Total			3B	59	64	109	9	13	.951

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Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
Granted free agency (April 1, 1938).
Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (@April 15, 1938).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in exchange for Nanny Fernandez and Mike McCormick (December 15, 1948).
Released by Boston Braves (October 24, 1950).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 30, 1950).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 13, 1951).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 6, 1952).

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