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Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 – December 26, 1994) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954). A member of the Creek nation, Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief".Reynolds attended Capitol Hill High School and the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College (A&M), where he was a multi-sport athlete. Henry Iba, baseball coach of the Oklahoma A&M baseball team, discovered Reynolds while he was practicing his javelin throws. After excelling at baseball and American football at Oklahoma A&M, Reynolds chose to turn professional in baseball.In his MLB career, Reynolds had a 182–107 win–loss record, 3.30 earned run average, and 1,423 strikeouts. Reynolds was a six-time MLB All-Star (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) and six-time World Series champion (1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953). He won the Hickok Belt in 1951 as the top American professional athlete of the year. He has also received consideration for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has not been elected.
One of four pitchers (including Virgil Trucks, Johnny Vander Meer, and Nolan Ryan) to throw two no-hit games in one season. On 12 July 1951, he defeated the Cleveland Indians, 1-0; on 28 September he defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-0.
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Led the American League in strikeouts in 1943 (151) and 1952 (160).
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Made major league debut on 17 September 1942 (first of two appearances that season).
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Pitched for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians (1942-1946) and New York Yankees (1947-1954).
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Attended Oklahoma State University.
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Was selected to baseball's American League All-Star team seven times (1945, 1949-1950 and 1952-1954).