MLB career
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reynolds batted a solid .318 in his first professional season with the Gulf Coast League Pirates,but with no power,and he committed 25 errors on the field. His game improved substantially in all areas by 1974,when he batted .299 with six home runs and logged a .957 fielding percentage while splitting the season at Double-A &Triple-A.
He emerged as one of the Pirates' top minor league prospects,batting .294 over five minor league seasons when he made his major league debut in 1975. [2] Reynolds spent the 1976 season in Triple-A with the Charleston Charlies before being called up in September when rosters expanded.
Houston Astros
After Garry Templeton declined his invitation to the 1979 All-Star Game,National League manager Tommy Lasorda added Reynolds to his team. [6] As a result,Reynolds became the only shortstop in MLB history to be selected to the AL and NL squads in consecutive seasons. He batted .265 his first season with the Astros,but more importantly,he helped solidify the Houston infield with a .965 fielding percentage. After the season,he was presented with the Danny Thompson Memorial Award for exemplifying Christian spirit in the Major Leagues. [7] "When you receive an award like that,you’re humbled by it," Reynolds said.
Reynolds suffered through a subpar 1980 season. That same year,however,the Astros won their first division crown in franchise history. On May 16,1981,Reynolds tied the major-league record with three triples in one game and led the NL with a dozen three-baggers that season. [8] He ended the season tied for the league lead with the San Diego Padres' Gene Richards with twelve in spite of the strike-shortened season.
He played with the Astros for eleven seasons,finishing second only to Roger Metzger in all-time games played at shortstop for the franchise.
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