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Tommie D. Reynolds
Kansas City Athletics
Outfield-Third Base
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 1963-1965; New York Mets 1967; Oakland Athletics 1969; California Angels 1970-1971; 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 and he patrolled the Oakland outfield along with Rick Monday in center field and Reggie Jackson 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 majors, 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 (1989-1995) 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 (#345), who played nine years in the majors, mostly with the White Sox.
Building the Set
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #420
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show. If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May. If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July. Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time. I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.
The Card / Athletics Team Set
Reynolds' rookie card can be found in the 1964 Topps set, and he shared a Rookie Stars card with catcher Dave Duncan. Reynolds, Duncan and LaRussa were all teammates during the early 1960s on several Athletics' minor league teams. He appears to be wearing a pre-1963 Athletics home uniform here, which is interesting since he didn't make his debut with the club until September 5, 1963. The Athletics wore sleeveless uniforms through the 1962 season with navy blue and red as the primary colors, before switching to the now familiar green and gold for 1963. His relation to Robinson is mentioned on the back as is his love of baseball. That might help explain why he continued to play in the minors for the Brewers for six seasons after his big league days were behind him.
1965 Season
Reynolds was the Athletics' opening day left fielder, but he'd lose that job fairly quickly to Bert Campaneris (#266). He was on the big league roster for much of the season, save for a trip to the minors in May and June, in which in appeared in 55 games for the Vancouver Mounties. With the Mounties, he batted .276, earning a July promotion back to the big leagues. Reynolds finished the season batting .237 with 11 doubles and 22 RBIs for the Athletics.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #528
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1964-1965, 1967, 1969-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #676
36 - Reynolds non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #420
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show. If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May. If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July. Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time. I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.
After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in. Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Reynolds card which was a little less than $2 after the dealer discount. I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests. I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.
The Card / Athletics Team Set
Reynolds' rookie card can be found in the 1964 Topps set, and he shared a Rookie Stars card with catcher Dave Duncan. Reynolds, Duncan and LaRussa were all teammates during the early 1960s on several Athletics' minor league teams. He appears to be wearing a pre-1963 Athletics home uniform here, which is interesting since he didn't make his debut with the club until September 5, 1963. The Athletics wore sleeveless uniforms through the 1962 season with navy blue and red as the primary colors, before switching to the now familiar green and gold for 1963. His relation to Robinson is mentioned on the back as is his love of baseball. That might help explain why he continued to play in the minors for the Brewers for six seasons after his big league days were behind him.
1965 Season
Reynolds was the Athletics' opening day left fielder, but he'd lose that job fairly quickly to Bert Campaneris (#266). He was on the big league roster for much of the season, save for a trip to the minors in May and June, in which in appeared in 55 games for the Vancouver Mounties. With the Mounties, he batted .276, earning a July promotion back to the big leagues. Reynolds finished the season batting .237 with 11 doubles and 22 RBIs for the Athletics.
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #528
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6): 1964-1965, 1967, 1969-1971
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1971 Topps #676
36 - Reynolds non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/16/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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