Allie Reynolds won a Fall Classic game in all six seasons he pitched in one. He started with a win against Brooklyn and ended it with a win against Brooklyn.
Reynolds began his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1942, but before he could get a chance to go to the postseason with them, he was traded to the New York Yankees for Joe Gordon, the 1942 American League MVP. His first year with The Bronx Bombers was 1947, and they won it all.
Reynolds pitched against the Dodgers in the 1947 World Series, winning game two. He also got a no decision in the sixth contest. Despite this, both outings weren't very impressive. But he was 1-0 at this point in the Fall Classic. Reynolds was still on the Yankees two season later, when the two teams met again. In game one, at Yankee Stadium, Reynolds tossed a two-hit shutout. In the fourth game, he added a save to his resume. New York won this in five games.
In game two of the 1950 World Series, he found himself pitching against a legend. The Philadelphia Phillies sent out Robin Roberts to try and square it at one game each. Instead, it was Allie besting the Phillies 2-1 in 10 innings. That sent the Yankees home up 2-0. They won the next two games, with Reynolds getting the last out of the deciding game. That gave him a save.
Against the upstart New York Giants in 1951, Reynolds had to taste the defeat pill in the World Series for the first time in first game. However, when he took the mound for a second time, he didn't let the Yankees down. His 6-2 win squared the Fall Classic at two games each. The Yankees did not look back, winning games five and six. This was Joe DiMaggio's last Fall Classic, but Reynolds made sure the tradition of winning continued.
Reynolds lost his second game the next year, as he was back against the Dodgers. This was a Fall Classic that the Yankees nearly lost. This was the first game at Ebbets Field. Despite Reynolds' win in the fourth game at Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn took the next contest, and headed home with a chance to wrap it up. They were up 3-2.
The tying run was on second inning in the bottom of the eighth, as the Yankees were clinging to a 3-2 lead. Here's where Allie Reynolds relieved Vic Raschi. The batter was Roy Campanella and Reynolds fanned him. With one out in the last of the ninth, the home team again got the tying run on. Reynolds got things in order, and retired Andy Pafko and Billy Cox to preserve the series-tying win. Our boy wasn't finished.
One again, he was needed in relief, as Ed Lopat faltered in the fourth inning. The Yankees came out of the inning tied at one. Gene Woodling pounded a Joe Black pitch to right for a home run to give Reynolds and New York a 2-1 lead. Pee Wee Reese got Brooklyn back to even terms with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the frame.
Mickey Mantle put the Yankees ahead again, however, with a solo home run of his own. This time, the Yankees didn't let the Dodgers come back. Ralph Houk pinch hit for Allie Reynolds in the seventh. While he didn't come through, Gil McDougald singled. A bunt and a single by Mantle scored him. 4-2. Vic Raschi and Bob Kuzava nailed this one down, and the Yankees had another series win over the Dodgers. This gave them four consecutive World Series wins.
They made it five the next year, again over the Dodgers. New York got it done again. Reynolds got a no decision in game one, a save in game five, and the win in relief in game six. Brooklyn did not make it to game seven this time. It was Billy Martin that clinched this with a single that ended the game in the bottom of the ninth for the home side.
Reynolds had won 13 games that year. He had one more year in him, and again Allie won 13. But 1954 saw his old team, just like in 1948, make it to the World Series. The Cleveland Indians were outstanding that year, winning 111 games. Reynolds' New York Yankees had to settle for second despite 103 wins of their own.
Reynolds, all told, was 7-2 in the World Series for his career, just like Bob Gibson. Not quite as dominating, for sure. Lefty Gomez was 6-0 lifetime for the New York Yankees of an earlier generation. 1950 saw Whitey Ford as the winner in the clincher, although Reynolds relieved him. Ford went on to win a Fall Classic record 10 games (Although, he also lost a record 8 games!). Ford, Gibson and Gomez are really the standard by which pitchers are compared to in the World Series. Reynolds didn't make the Hall Of Fame, unlike those three. But in the postseason, he got the job done whenever the Yankees needed him to.
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Golenbock, Peter. Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964. Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary, 2000. Print.
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series: Complete Play-by-play of
Every Game, 1903-1989. 4th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1990. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
Reynolds began his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1942, but before he could get a chance to go to the postseason with them, he was traded to the New York Yankees for Joe Gordon, the 1942 American League MVP. His first year with The Bronx Bombers was 1947, and they won it all.
Reynolds pitched against the Dodgers in the 1947 World Series, winning game two. He also got a no decision in the sixth contest. Despite this, both outings weren't very impressive. But he was 1-0 at this point in the Fall Classic. Reynolds was still on the Yankees two season later, when the two teams met again. In game one, at Yankee Stadium, Reynolds tossed a two-hit shutout. In the fourth game, he added a save to his resume. New York won this in five games.
In game two of the 1950 World Series, he found himself pitching against a legend. The Philadelphia Phillies sent out Robin Roberts to try and square it at one game each. Instead, it was Allie besting the Phillies 2-1 in 10 innings. That sent the Yankees home up 2-0. They won the next two games, with Reynolds getting the last out of the deciding game. That gave him a save.
Against the upstart New York Giants in 1951, Reynolds had to taste the defeat pill in the World Series for the first time in first game. However, when he took the mound for a second time, he didn't let the Yankees down. His 6-2 win squared the Fall Classic at two games each. The Yankees did not look back, winning games five and six. This was Joe DiMaggio's last Fall Classic, but Reynolds made sure the tradition of winning continued.
Reynolds lost his second game the next year, as he was back against the Dodgers. This was a Fall Classic that the Yankees nearly lost. This was the first game at Ebbets Field. Despite Reynolds' win in the fourth game at Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn took the next contest, and headed home with a chance to wrap it up. They were up 3-2.
The tying run was on second inning in the bottom of the eighth, as the Yankees were clinging to a 3-2 lead. Here's where Allie Reynolds relieved Vic Raschi. The batter was Roy Campanella and Reynolds fanned him. With one out in the last of the ninth, the home team again got the tying run on. Reynolds got things in order, and retired Andy Pafko and Billy Cox to preserve the series-tying win. Our boy wasn't finished.
One again, he was needed in relief, as Ed Lopat faltered in the fourth inning. The Yankees came out of the inning tied at one. Gene Woodling pounded a Joe Black pitch to right for a home run to give Reynolds and New York a 2-1 lead. Pee Wee Reese got Brooklyn back to even terms with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the frame.
Mickey Mantle put the Yankees ahead again, however, with a solo home run of his own. This time, the Yankees didn't let the Dodgers come back. Ralph Houk pinch hit for Allie Reynolds in the seventh. While he didn't come through, Gil McDougald singled. A bunt and a single by Mantle scored him. 4-2. Vic Raschi and Bob Kuzava nailed this one down, and the Yankees had another series win over the Dodgers. This gave them four consecutive World Series wins.
They made it five the next year, again over the Dodgers. New York got it done again. Reynolds got a no decision in game one, a save in game five, and the win in relief in game six. Brooklyn did not make it to game seven this time. It was Billy Martin that clinched this with a single that ended the game in the bottom of the ninth for the home side.
Reynolds had won 13 games that year. He had one more year in him, and again Allie won 13. But 1954 saw his old team, just like in 1948, make it to the World Series. The Cleveland Indians were outstanding that year, winning 111 games. Reynolds' New York Yankees had to settle for second despite 103 wins of their own.
Reynolds, all told, was 7-2 in the World Series for his career, just like Bob Gibson. Not quite as dominating, for sure. Lefty Gomez was 6-0 lifetime for the New York Yankees of an earlier generation. 1950 saw Whitey Ford as the winner in the clincher, although Reynolds relieved him. Ford went on to win a Fall Classic record 10 games (Although, he also lost a record 8 games!). Ford, Gibson and Gomez are really the standard by which pitchers are compared to in the World Series. Reynolds didn't make the Hall Of Fame, unlike those three. But in the postseason, he got the job done whenever the Yankees needed him to.
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Golenbock, Peter. Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964. Lincolnwood, IL: Contemporary, 2000. Print.
Neft,
David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St.
Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.
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