Born in
Trevose, Pennsylvania, on January 4, 1947, Reynolds graduated from
Marlborough High School (Massachusetts), and attended
New Mexico Highlands University. He was selected by the Phillies in the fourth round of the
1966 Major League Baseball draft and was listed as tall and . Reynolds had a good
minor-league career, posting a 117–89
won–lost record and a 3.65 career
earned run average in 282 games over 12 seasons. In the major leagues, he lost 29 of his 36 career
decisions (yielding a poor .269
winning percentage), although he played largely for losing teams. In , he lost 15 games and won only two while a member of the last-place Phillies, who lost 97 of their 156 games played during that
strike-shortened season. He lost 12 straight decisions from the start of 1972, tying a National League record. He was traded along with
Ken Sanders and
Joe Lis to the
Minnesota Twins for
César Tovar on December 1, 1972. That campaign was Reynolds' last full year in the majors. He was traded by the Twins to the
Milwaukee Brewers for
Mike Ferraro on March 28, 1973. He split the , and seasons between the big leagues and the minors. In 375 total MLB
innings pitched, he surrendered 370
hits and 196
bases on balls, with 197
strikeouts. His total pro career lasted for 14 years (1966–1979). After retiring from the mound, Reynolds was a minor league
pitching coach in the
Toronto Blue Jays' and
Chicago Cubs' organizations. He then returned to his alma mater, coaching baseball and teaching physical education and project adventure at Marlborough High School. He is now retired. == References ==