1964
Born August 16, 1964
Huntington, WV, USA
Rick Reed Marquee
b. August 16, 1964 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1988–1991, Kansas City Royals 1992–1993, Texas Rangers 1993–1994, Cincinnati Reds 1995, New York Mets 1997–2001, Minnesota Twins 2001–2003
Rick Reed pitched for Pittsburgh for his first four seasons before moving through Kansas City, Texas and Cincinnati, then found his greatest success in New York with the Mets, closing out his career with two years in Minnesota, retiring in 2003.
He went 93-76 with a 4.03 earned run average over 1,545 innings pitched, completing 14 of his 245 starts and throwing 7 shutouts, striking out 970 batters across sixteen seasons.
His two All-Star selections came in 1998 and 2001, both years spent with the Mets or shortly after leaving them.
Reed was born in Huntington, West Virginia on August 16, 1964, and batted and threw right-handed. His path to the majors ran through six organizations before he settled into a career as a reliable starter.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1998, 2001 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1997 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | PIT | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| 1990 | PIT | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| 1991 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1992 | KCR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | KCR/TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | NYM | 33 | 57 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .175 |
| 1998 | NYM | 31 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .125 |
| 1999 | NYM | 27 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .244 |
| 2000 | NYM | 30 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .204 |
| 2001 | MIN/NYM | 32 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .125 |
| 2002 | MIN | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2003 | MIN | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 274 | 297 | 23 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 93 | 0 | .172 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 1989 | PIT | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 54.2 | 62 | 34 | 11 | 34 | 5.60 |
| 1990 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 53.2 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 4.36 |
| 1991 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10.38 |
| 1992 | KCR | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 100.1 | 105 | 41 | 20 | 49 | 3.68 |
| 1993 | KCR/TEX | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5.87 |
| 1994 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16.2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5.94 |
| 1995 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5.82 |
| 1997 | NYM | 13 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 208.1 | 186 | 67 | 31 | 113 | 2.89 |
| 1998 | NYM | 16 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 212.1 | 208 | 82 | 29 | 153 | 3.48 |
| 1999 | NYM | 11 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 149.1 | 163 | 76 | 47 | 104 | 4.58 |
| 2000 | NYM | 11 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 184.0 | 192 | 84 | 34 | 121 | 4.11 |
| 2001 | MIN/NYM | 12 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.1 | 211 | 91 | 31 | 142 | 4.05 |
| 2002 | MIN | 15 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 188.0 | 192 | 79 | 26 | 121 | 3.78 |
| 2003 | MIN | 6 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 135.0 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 71 | 5.07 |
| Career | — | 93 | 76 | 273 | 245 | 1 | 1545.2 | 1601 | 692 | 285 | 970 | 4.03 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Joe Cowley's No-Hitter
Joe Cowley threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the California Angels on September 19, 1986, winning 7–1.
1988
Major-league debut: Rick Reed
Rick Reed made a major-league debut on August 8, 1988.
2003
Final major-league game: Rick Reed
Rick Reed played a final major-league game on September 26, 2003.