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Tommie D. Reynolds
Oakland Athletics
Outfield
Born: August 15, 1941, Arizona, LA
Signed: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams: Kansas City Athletics 1963-65; New York Mets 1967; Oakland Athletics 1969; California Angels 1970-71; Milwaukee Brewers 1972
Tommie Reynolds appeared in parts of eight seasons in the majors, seeing the most activity with the Mets in 1967 and the Athletics in 1969. Reynolds was a September call-up in 1963, and he'd first get a shot at regular playing time in 1965 when he appeared in 90 games and made 79 starts, mostly in left field. Reynolds spent all of 1966 playing in the minors and was selected by the Mets that November in the annual rule 5 draft. He'd play in 101 games for the Mets, but batted only .206. His best season would come a few years later with the Athletics, now in Oakland. Reynolds was their most frequently used left fielder in 1969, and he patrolled the Oakland outfield along with Rick Monday (#105) in center field and Reggie Jackson (#260) in right field. Reynolds batted .257 with a pair of home runs and 20 RBIs that season.
He'd play for three more seasons in the majors with the Angels and Brewers, primarily as a pinch-hitter. Although he last appeared in the majors in 1972, Reynolds would hang on to play six more seasons in the minor leagues, all within the Brewers' organization for their top farm team, before finally retiring in 1978. Reynolds batted .226 in 513 major league games, with 12 home runs. Reynolds would serve on the major league coaching staffs of the Athletics (1989-95) and Cardinals (1996) under manager Tony LaRussa. He'd win a World Series ring in 1989 while serving as LaRussa's bench coach. Reynolds is a cousin to Floyd Robinson, who played nine years in the majors, mostly with the White Sox.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #411
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was Reynolds' best season in the majors. He played in 107 games, making 71 starts in left field and six starts in right field.
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December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 119th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost less than a dollar.
The Card / Athletics Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Reynolds is shown wearing the new "A" on his hat, and the top of the Oakland word mark is peaking through on his jersey. The palm trees in the background make it even more evident this was photo was taken during spring training. The write-up on the back explains how Reynolds had returned to the Athletics' organization. The Mets had selected him from the Athletics in the rule 5 draft in 1966, and the Athletics returned the favor by selecting him from the Mets in the 1968 rule 5 draft.
Accuracy Index: Reynolds' card earns a solid +5.
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was Reynolds' best season in the majors. He played in 107 games, making 71 starts in left field and six starts in right field.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #528
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1964-65, 1967, 1969-71
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #676
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 36 in the Beckett online database as of 11/26/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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