Major League Baseball, best tom and jerry batter for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Reuss was drafted in the second round of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft by the Cardinals after graduating from Ritenour High School in Overland, Missouri.
He won his first Major League game in 1969, and became part of the starting rotation in 1970. Reuss also grew a mustache that raised Busch’s ire. When Reuss refused to bend on the salary issue, Busch directed Devine to “get rid of him”. During his two seasons with the Astros, Reuss led the National League in walks with 117 in 1973. 1975 with the Pirates, having 18 wins and 11 losses that season and an earned run average of 2.
In 1980 Reuss had one of the best seasons of his career with 18 wins and only six losses, and leading the majors in shutouts with six. In 1981 Reuss went 10-4 with a career-low 2. 30 ERA in a strike-shortened season, and won two postseason games including one against the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series, helping the Dodgers win the title. Reuss had two more winning seasons with the Dodgers before injuries took their toll from 1984 to 1986, and was released at the beginning of the 1987 season. He then played for the Reds, going 0-5 before getting released again, and then for the Angels before becoming a free agent. In 2014, Reuss’s autobiography, Bring In the Right Hander! On January 31, 2016, Jerry was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame located in Springfield, Missouri.
Jerry was also inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on May 23, 2019. Tenure and Age Records by Baseball Almanac”. People in Sports: Trade Stuns Reuss,” The New York Times, Friday, November 2, 1973. July 8, 1980 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score”. June 27, 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score”.
Comeback Player of the Year Award by The Sporting News”. June 11, 1982 Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score”. My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues”. Ellis threw a no-hitter on June 12, 1970, and later stated that he accomplished the feat under the influence of LSD. Ellis was an outspoken advocate for the rights of players and African Americans. He had a substance abuse problem, and acknowledged after his retirement that he had never pitched without the use of drugs.
After going into treatment, Ellis remained sober and devoted the remainder of his life to counseling others with substance use disorder in treatment centers and prisons. He died of a liver ailment at age 63 in 2008. Born in Los Angeles, California, Ellis attended Gardena High School in Gardena. At age 14, he began drinking alcohol and using drugs. Ellis played for the school’s basketball team, recording 21 assists in one game.