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Jerry Reuss
c/o Dodgers
sent 7-14-09
rec'd 8-24-09
1/2 - offered another '84 topps for him to keep...
Mr. Reuss had an awesome career. That's one of the great things about working on an autographed set from your birth year. Researching the players allows you to learn great new facts and stats you may have never known.
...from Wikipedia:
-Reuss played for eight teams in his major league career;
-Reuss is the only Pirate to have played for Danny Murtaugh, Chuck Tanner, and Jim Leyland
-He was the third oldest active player when he retired at age 41 in 1990, and was one of a few players in major league history to play in four different decades.
-In 1988 he became the third pitcher in history, joining Milt Pappas and Dennis Martinez, to win 200 career games without ever winning 20 in a single season.
-In 1980 Reuss had one of the best seasons of his career with eighteen wins and only six losses, and leading the majors in shutouts with six; he also threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, striking out only 2 batters, narrowly missing a perfect game due to a throwing error in the first inning by shortstop Bill Russell. Reuss finished second behind Steve Carlton in the running for the Cy Young Award, and won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Thanks!
Jerry Reuss
c/o Dodgers
sent 7-14-09
rec'd 8-24-09
1/2 - offered another '84 topps for him to keep...
Mr. Reuss had an awesome career. That's one of the great things about working on an autographed set from your birth year. Researching the players allows you to learn great new facts and stats you may have never known.
...from Wikipedia:
-Reuss played for eight teams in his major league career;
-Reuss is the only Pirate to have played for Danny Murtaugh, Chuck Tanner, and Jim Leyland
-He was the third oldest active player when he retired at age 41 in 1990, and was one of a few players in major league history to play in four different decades.
-In 1988 he became the third pitcher in history, joining Milt Pappas and Dennis Martinez, to win 200 career games without ever winning 20 in a single season.
-In 1980 Reuss had one of the best seasons of his career with eighteen wins and only six losses, and leading the majors in shutouts with six; he also threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, striking out only 2 batters, narrowly missing a perfect game due to a throwing error in the first inning by shortstop Bill Russell. Reuss finished second behind Steve Carlton in the running for the Cy Young Award, and won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Thanks!
