Al Reitz

Albert Joseph Reitz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.

• Born February 10, 1904 in Evansville, IN USA
• Died May 19, 1998 in Lake Worth, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Al Reitz played minor league ball from 1923 to 1953, missing 1943-1945 and 1949-1950. Reitz reached the top rung of the minors in 1926 and 1928 in the American Association and 1932 in the International League. He went 203-199 in his career, winning at least 20 games three times: in 1924, with the Portsmouth Truckers, he went 21-12 with a 3.68 ERA, in 1931 with the Scranton Miners and Buffalo Bisons, he went 20-14 and in 1941 with the West Palm Beach Indians he went 22-15 with a 3.34 ERA. He pitched as many as 310 innings in a season.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1942	West Palm Beach Indians	Florida East Coast League	9-18	6th	none	League disbanded May 14
1946	Iola Cubs	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	63-57	3rd	Chicago Cubs	League Finals cancelled tied 3-3
1947	Iola Cubs	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	69-57	2nd (t)	Chicago Cubs	Lost League Finals
1948	Iola Indians	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	51-72	7th	none
1951	Iola Indians	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	4-10	--	none	--	replaced Mason Pool (4-8) on June 21 / replaced by Mason Pool (3-13) on July 8
	Carthage Cubs	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	31-29	4th	Chicago Cubs	League Champs	replaced Don Anderson (29-36) July 8
1952	Blackwell Cubs	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	57-69	5th	Chicago Cubs