Heinie Reitz

Heinie Reitz

Infobox MLB retired|
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name=Henry P. Reitz


position=Second base
number=n/a
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=April 27
debutyear=1893
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=June 3
finalyear=1899
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear=Career
statyear=Career
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.292
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=11
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=462
teams=
* Baltimore Orioles (1893-1897)
* Washington Senators (1898)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1899)
highlights=
*Tied for 2nd: Most triples in a season (31, 1894)

Henry P. Reitz (June 29, 1867 - November 10, 1914), nicknamed "Heinie," was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.cite web| title = Heinie Reitz's Stats | work = Baseball-Almanac.com | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=reitzhe01 | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ]

In 1893, Reitz was sold, for $300, by a team based in San Francisco, California to the Baltimore Orioles.cite web| title = Heinie Reitz | work = Retrosheet.org | url = http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Preith101.htm | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ] His five year tenure at Baltimore included his most notable season, 1894, during which he collected 31 triples. At the time, this tied Dave Orr's mark, set in 1886, for most triples in a single season. Although Chief Wilson surpassed both of them with his 36 triple season in by|1912, Reitz and Orr still hold second place for this record.cite web| title = Single Season Leaders for Triples | work = Baseball-Almanac.com | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hitrip2.shtml | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ] Contributing to Reitz's 31 triples in 1894 were two bases loaded triples he hit in the 3rd and 7th inning on June 4 against the Chicago Colts that led Baltimore to a 12-4 victory.cite web| title = Charlton's Baseball Chronology - 1894 | work = BaseballLibrary.com | first = James | last = Charlton | url = http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1894 | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ] Reitz's two bases loaded triples in a single game matched a feat achieved by Sam Thompson in 1887. The frequency with which Reitz hit triples in 1894 was marked departure from every other season in his career. Excluding his record-tying season, he averaged under six triples per year.

On December 10, 1897, he was traded (with Jack Doyle and Doc Amole) to the Washington Senators in exchange for Doc McJames, Gene DeMontreville, and Dan McGann. After one season in Washington, Reitz was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dick Padden, Jimmy Slagle, and Jack O'Brien. Reitz played 34 games for Pittsburgh in the 1899 season, and was traded in March 1900, to Milwaukee of the American Association in exchange for a player to be named later. In September 1900, Pittsburgh received Harry Smith to complete the transaction.

Reitz was killed in a car accident at the age of 47 in Sacramento, California.cite web| title = The Obit for Heinie Reitz | work = TheDeadballEra.com | url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Reitz.Heinie.Obit.html | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ] This marked the first time that a car accident claimed the life of a major league baseball player, although it would not be until 1924 that an "active" major-leaguer, Boston Braves shortstop Tony Boeckel, would die in an auto accident.cite web| title = Charlton's Baseball Chronology - 1914 | work = BaseballLibrary.com | first = James | last = Charlton | url = http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1914 | accessdate = 2006-11-26 ]

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball triples champions

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=r/reitzhe01 Persondata
NAME=Reitz, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Reitz, Heinie; Reitz, Henry P.
SHORT DESCRIPTION=19th century American baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH=June 29, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH=November 10, 1914
PLACE OF DEATH=Sacramento, California


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