Ron Reed

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Ron Reed
Pitcher
Born: (1942-11-02) November 2, 1942 LaPorte, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 26, 1966, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1984, for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Win–loss record	146–140
Earned run average	3.46
Strikeouts	1,481
Saves	103
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1966–1975) St. Louis Cardinals (1975) Philadelphia Phillies (1976–1983) Chicago White Sox (1984)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1968) World Series champion (1980)

Ronald Lee Reed (born November 2, 1942, in LaPorte, Indiana) is a retired American starting/relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1966–75), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976–83) and Chicago White Sox (1984). He batted and threw right-handed.

In a 19-season career, Reed posted a 146-140 record with a 3.46 ERA, 103 saves, 1481 strikeouts, eight shutouts, 55 complete games, and 2477-23 innings in 751 appearances (236 as a starter).

He is one of only five pitchers in MLB history to have 100 wins, 100 saves and 50 complete games. The other four are Ellis Kinder, Firpo Marberry, Dennis Eckersley, and John Smoltz^[1]

Highlights

1968 National League All-Star team
Won a career-high 18 games to help the Atlanta Braves to its first NL division title
Led MLB with 13 relief wins in 1979
Is one of only eight pitchers in history (with John Smoltz, Elroy Face, Dennis Eckersley, Bob Stanley, Rich Gossage, Dave Giusti and Hoyt Wilhelm) to have at least 100 wins and 100 saves
Was the winning pitcher the night Hank Aaron hit his record breaking 715th home run
In 2005, Ron Reed was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

Postseason appearances

Two World Series (1980, 1983)
Seven National League Championship Series (1969, 1976–78, 1980–81, 1983)
Record: 0-2, 5.06 ERA, one save, 32 innings in 22 games

Basketball career

Ron Reed
Personal information
Forward
Born	(1942-11-02) November 2, 1942 LaPorte, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	LaPorte (LaPorte, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / 3rd overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro playing career	1965–1967
Career history
1965–1967	Detroit Pistons

Reed graduated in 1965 from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a three-year letterman on the varsity basketball team. He is currently 37th in school history with 1,153 total career points. He was selected in the third round (23rd overall) by the Detroit Pistons in the 1965 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft.^[3]

He later played in NBA for the Detroit Pistons (1965–67).

References

External links

v t e Philadelphia Phillies 1980 World Series Champions

6 Keith Moreland 8 Bob Boone 9 Manny Trillo 10 Larry Bowa 14 Pete Rose 15 Ramón Avilés 18 John Vukovich 19 Greg Luzinski 20 Mike Schmidt (World Series MVP) 21 Bake McBride 23 Greg Gross 25 Del Unser 27 Lonnie Smith 29 George Vukovich 31 Garry Maddox 32 Steve Carlton 33 Kevin Saucier 38 Larry Christenson 40 Warren Brusstar 41 Bob Walk 42 Ron Reed 44 Dick Ruthven 45 Tug McGraw 48 Dickie Noles 50 Marty Bystrom Manager 46 Dallas Green Coaches 2 Billy DeMars 3 Lee Elia 4 Herm Starrette 5 Mike Ryan 7 Bobby Wine 12 Rubén Amaro, Sr.

Regular season National League Championship Series

Persondata
Name	Reed, Ron
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	November 2, 1942
Place of birth	LaPorte, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death

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