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Rich Reese
Richard Benjamin Reese
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 29, 1941 in Leipsic, OH
High School: Deshler (Deshler, OH)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1964
Final Game: September 29, 1973
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 22 MIN AL 10 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1965 23 MIN AL 14 9 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 .444 .429 .873 145 3 0 0 0 0 1 /37
1966 24 MIN AL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 25 MIN AL 95 110 101 13 25 5 0 4 20 0 0 8 17 .248 .300 .416 .716 103 42 1 0 0 1 2 37
1968 26 MIN AL 126 359 332 40 86 15 2 4 28 3 1 18 36 .259 .301 .352 .654 93 117 6 3 4 2 4 37
1969 27 MIN AL 132 451 419 52 135 24 4 16 69 1 5 23 57 .322 .362 .513 .875 139 215 6 5 1 3 3 *3/7 MVP-29
1970 28 MIN AL 153 564 501 63 131 15 5 10 56 5 4 48 70 .261 .332 .371 .703 92 186 7 7 4 4 5 *3
1971 29 MIN AL 120 359 329 40 72 8 3 10 39 7 4 20 35 .219 .270 .353 .623 74 116 9 5 0 5 2 3/79
1972 30 MIN AL 132 223 197 23 43 3 2 5 26 0 1 25 27 .218 .305 .330 .635 86 65 4 0 0 1 4 37
1973 31 TOT AL 81 140 125 17 18 2 1 3 7 0 0 13 23 .144 .225 .248 .473 30 31 2 0 2 0 1 37/9
1973 31 DET AL 59 110 102 10 14 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 17 .137 .193 .206 .399 10 21 2 0 1 0 1 37/9
1973 31 MIN AL 22 30 23 7 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 6 .174 .345 .435 .780 115 10 0 0 1 0 0 3
10 Seasons 866 2225 2020 248 512 73 17 52 245 16 15 158 270 .253 .312 .384 .695 95 775 36 20 11 16 22
162 Game Avg. 162 416 378 46 96 14 3 10 46 3 3 30 51 .253 .312 .384 .695 95 145 7 4 2 3 4
MIN (10 yrs) 807 2115 1918 238 498 72 17 50 241 16 15 151 253 .260 .318 .393 .711 99 754 34 20 10 16 21
DET (1 yr) 59 110 102 10 14 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 17 .137 .193 .206 .399 10 21 2 0 1 0 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 27 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 3 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 2 0 0 0 0 1
1970 28 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 2 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .158 .238 .158 .396 3 0 0 0 0 1
2 ALCS 5 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .158 .238 .158 .396 3 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 MIN AL 22 1B 1 0 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.00 3.00 1.000 9.00 8.10
1965 MIN AL 23 1B 6 0 12.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -20.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 11.25 2.50 .993 9.52 7.88
1965 MIN AL 23 LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.50
1965 MIN AL 23 OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1967 MIN AL 25 1B 36 4 92.0 97 93 3 1 5 .990 -1.5 -19.6 -1.5 -1.6 0.2 0 9.39 2.67 .991 9.53 8.32
1967 MIN AL 25 LF 10 9 79.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.71 1.50 .973 1.87 1.40
1967 MIN AL 25 OF 10 9 79.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.71 1.50 .980 2.05 1.76
1968 MIN AL 26 1B 87 64 586.1 664 620 38 6 36 .991 -0.4 -0.8 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 1 10.10 7.56 .989 9.59 8.32
1968 MIN AL 26 LF 15 13 110.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 17.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0 1.88 1.53 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 MIN AL 26 OF 15 13 110.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 1.6 17.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 0 1.80 1.47 .982 2.08 1.80
1969 MIN AL 27 1B 117 95 874.2 987 924 56 7 97 .993 2.6 3.6 1.6 -0.6 2.2 1 10.08 8.38 .992 9.63 8.33 MVP-29
1969 MIN AL 27 LF 5 3 31.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 7.7 0.2 0.8 -0.6 0 2.32 1.60 .975 2.00 1.60 MVP-29
1969 MIN AL 27 OF 5 3 31.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 7.7 0.2 0.8 -0.6 0 1.74 1.20 .983 2.12 1.84 MVP-29
1970 MIN AL 28 1B 146 127 1183.1 1210 1118 82 10 94 .992 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 9.13 8.22 .991 7.60 6.85
1971 MIN AL 29 1B 95 76 692.2 720 673 43 4 71 .994 -5.3 -9.2 -5.3 -4.9 -0.4 0 9.30 7.54 .992 9.59 8.10
1971 MIN AL 29 OF 9 6 53.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -61.1 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 -1 1.19 0.78 .986 2.24 1.96
1971 MIN AL 29 LF 8 5 46.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -57.4 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 -1 1.17 0.75 .983 1.94 1.60
1971 MIN AL 29 RF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.70
1972 MIN AL 30 1B 98 26 388.0 427 392 30 5 35 .988 3.1 9.6 3.1 0.7 2.5 0 9.79 4.31 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 MIN AL 30 LF 13 12 96.0 28 26 0 2 0 .929 0.3 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.2 -1 2.44 2.00 .982 1.89 1.53
1972 MIN AL 30 OF 13 12 96.0 29 27 0 2 0 .931 0.3 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.2 -1 2.53 2.08 .983 2.22 1.91
1973 TOT AL 31 1B 54 7 169.0 183 170 13 0 15 1.000 2.3 16.3 2.3 1.4 0.9 0 9.75 3.39 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 DET AL 31 1B 37 3 109.2 113 106 7 0 7 1.000 1.1 12.0 1.1 1.0 0.1 0 9.27 3.05 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 DET AL 31 LF 21 18 140.1 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -0.8 -6.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0 1.73 1.29 .979 2.00 1.68
1973 DET AL 31 OF 21 18 141.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 -0.8 -6.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0 1.78 1.33 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 DET AL 31 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1973 MIN AL 31 1B 17 4 59.1 70 64 6 0 8 1.000 1.2 24.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 0 10.62 4.12 .991 9.86 8.27
9 Seasons 1B 640 399 3999.0 4306 4007 266 33 353 .992 1.5 0.5 -0.5 -4.1 3.8 2 9.62 6.68 .991 9.04 7.90
7 Seasons OF 74 61 510.2 108 102 3 3 0 .972 -1.1 -2.6 0.9 1.9 -1.0 -2 1.85 1.42 .981 2.18 1.90
7 Seasons LF 73 60 502.2 108 102 3 3 0 .972 -0.6 -1.4 1.4 2.4 -1.0 -2 1.88 1.44 .979 1.92 1.55
2 Seasons RF 2 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.70
10 Seasons TOT 714 460 4509.2 4414 4109 269 36 353 .992 0.4 0.1 0.4 -2.2 2.8 -2 2 8.74 6.13 .983 8.26 7.28
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1969-AL-29-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1970 AL--7--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.

November 30, 1972: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.

August 17, 1973: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

August 17, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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