Rich Reese
1964–1973 · bats L / throws L · Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins
866G
.253AVG
.312OBP
.384SLG
More career statistics
512H
52HR
245RBI
16SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,225 | 2,224 |
| Batting · Walks | 158 | 157 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 866 | 2,225 | 2,020 | 248 | 512 | 73 | 17 | 52 | 245 | 158 | 270 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 775 | .253 | .312 | .384 | .696 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1968-07-16 to 1968-07-28
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1969-07-19 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1969-07-01 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1969-05-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 439 | 1140 | 278 | 25 | 132 | 80 | 131 | .269 | .314 | .403 |
| Away | 427 | 1084 | 234 | 27 | 113 | 77 | 139 | .237 | .287 | .363 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 98 | 240 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 33 | .191 | .237 | .264 |
| May | 139 | 303 | 62 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 38 | .227 | .281 | .341 |
| June | 137 | 337 | 76 | 12 | 44 | 25 | 29 | .248 | .300 | .418 |
| July | 161 | 449 | 122 | 13 | 58 | 26 | 56 | .296 | .330 | .447 |
| August | 173 | 539 | 133 | 15 | 59 | 41 | 65 | .272 | .323 | .415 |
| September | 149 | 337 | 72 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 49 | .237 | .288 | .332 |
| October | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .312 | .368 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 92 | 242 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 31 | .197 | .260 | .289 |
| chicago-white-sox | 88 | 228 | 50 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 26 | .248 | .298 | .381 |
| athletics | 84 | 245 | 56 | 9 | 29 | 19 | 31 | .256 | .306 | .434 |
| new-york-yankees | 82 | 166 | 45 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 17 | .283 | .301 | .472 |
| cleveland-guardians | 79 | 196 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 39 | .193 | .245 | .335 |
| boston-red-sox | 76 | 193 | 55 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 19 | .307 | .337 | .419 |
| baltimore-orioles | 71 | 171 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 20 | .253 | .287 | .389 |
| detroit-tigers | 67 | 191 | 58 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 21 | .343 | .408 | .497 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Minnesota Twins | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | 14 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 95 | 101 | 25 | 4 | 20 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 332 | 86 | 4 | 28 | 3 | .259 | – | – |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 132 | 419 | 135 | 16 | 69 | 1 | .322 | – | – |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 153 | 501 | 131 | 10 | 56 | 5 | .261 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 120 | 329 | 72 | 10 | 39 | 7 | .219 | – | – |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 132 | 197 | 43 | 5 | 26 | – | .218 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins | 81 | 125 | 18 | 3 | 7 | – | .144 | – | – |