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Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 – December 26, 1994) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Reynolds pitched 13-years for the Cleveland Indians (1942–46) and New York Yankees (1947–54). 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 turned to professional baseball. During his MLB career, Reynolds had a 182–107 win–loss record, 3.30 earned run average, and 1,423 strikeouts. He was an All-Star and World Series champion for six seasons. In 1951, he won the Hickok Belt as the top American professional athlete of the year. He also has received consideration for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has not been elected. ==Early years== Reynolds was born in Bethany, Oklahoma.〔 His father was a preacher in the Church of the Nazarene.〔Gittleman, p. 20〕 His mother was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.〔 As a young child, he didn't play baseball, as his father did not approve of playing sports on Sundays.〔 Reynolds threatened to run away from home if his father wouldn't let him play football; his father relented.〔 Reynolds attended Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, where he starred in American football as a quarterback and running back, and at track and field, where he excelled at the javelin throw and 100 yard dash.〔Gittleman, p. 21〕 He played fast-pitch softball for his father's church team, which did not play on Sundays.〔 There, he also began dating Dale Earleane Jones, who was named Capitol Hill High School's most outstanding female athlete; she had previously dated Reynolds' younger brother. The couple married on July 7, 1935.〔 Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College (A&M) provided Reynolds a scholarship to attend and participate in track.〔 Reynolds also played on the football team. He majored in education and graduated with a lifetime certification to teach public school in Oklahoma.〔 Henry Iba, coach of the baseball team, first noticed Reynolds when he was practicing his javelin throws.〔Gittleman, p. 19〕 Iba asked Reynolds to throw batting practice while his pitchers recovered from sore arms.〔 〕 Without taking any warmup pitches, he struck out the first four batters without any making contact.〔 Reynolds was the team's captain playing as an outfielder–pitcher during his senior year in 1938, and led the team to victory in the state conference baseball championship.〔Gittleman, p. 24〕〔 Reynolds was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League as a halfback .〔 Since Reynolds preferred baseball to football, and felt he could earn more money playing baseball, Reynolds opted not to sign.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allie Reynolds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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