Rich Reese

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Rich Reese
First baseman
Born: (1941-09-29) September 29, 1941 Leipsic, Ohio
Batted: left	Threw: left
MLB debut
September 4, 1964 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1973 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	52
Runs batted in	245
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1964-1972) Detroit Tigers (1973) Minnesota Twins (1973)

Richard Benjamin Reese (born September 29, 1941 in Leipsic, Ohio), is a former professional baseball player who played outfield and first base in the major leagues from 1964-1973.

He went on to a career in the distilled spirits industry retiring in 2003 as CEO of Jim Beam Brands headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois.

Reese is in the record books for two strikeouts in Major League history: as the final out in Catfish Hunter's perfect game on May 8, 1968, and as Nolan Ryan's 383rd strikeout victim of the 1973 season (September 27), the still-standing single-season record breaking Sandy Koufax's record of 382 in 1965.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Reese, Rich
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 29, 1941
Place of birth	Leipsic, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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