Rick Reed

Richard Allen Reed
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1964 in Huntington, WV
Drafted: 26th round 1986 by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Acquired: as a free agent, November 1995
Departed: traded to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Lawton, July 2001

 

He was called "the poor man's Greg Maddux." In reality he was a superb control pitcher who overcame many obstacles to be a frontline pitcher in the major leagues, winning almost 60 games for the Mets in his 4½ New York seasons. He was traded to the Twins at the 2001 trade deadline for outfielder Matt Lawton. Pictured is a card from the 1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League. Nine more cards from Rick's fascinating career are pictured below.

      

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L   PCT    H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1988 Pit NL   2   2  0   12.0  1  0 1.000   10   4   4   6   2   0  0  3.00
1989 Pit NL  15   7  0   54.2  1  4  .200   62  35  34  34  11   0  0  5.60
1990 Pit NL  13   8  1   53.2  2  3  .400   62  32  26  27  12   1  1  4.36
1991 Pit NL   1   1  0    4.1  0  0  ----    8   6   5   2   1   0  0 10.38
1992 K C AL  19  18  1  100.1  3  7  .300  105  47  41  49  20   1  0  3.68
1993 2teams   3   0  0    7.2  1  0 1.000   12   5   5   5   2   0  0  5.87
1994 Tex AL   4   3  0   16.2  1  1  .500   17  13  11  12   7   0  0  5.94
1995 Cin NL   4   3  0   17.0  0  0  ----   18  12  11  10   3   0  0  5.82
1997 *METS*  33  31  2  208.1 13  9  .591  186  76  67 113  31   0  0  2.89
1998 *METS*  31  31  2  212.1 16 11  .593  208  84  82 153  29   1  0  3.48
1999 *METS*  26  26  1  149.1 11  5  .688  163  77  76 104  47   1  0  4.58
2000 *METS*  30  30  0  184.0 11  5  .688  192  90  84 121  34   0  0  4.11
2001 2teams  32  32  3  202.1 12 12  .500  211  98  91 142  31   1  0  4.05
2002 Min AL  33  32  2  188.0 15  7  .682  192  89  79 121  26   1  0  3.78
2003 Min AL  27  21  2  135.0  6 12  .333  155  80  76  71  29   1  0  5.07
===========================================================================
METS TOTALS 140 138  8  888.2 59 36  .621  868 380 361 590 158   3  0  3.66
OTHER CLUBS 133 107  6  657.0 34 40  .459  733 368 331 380 127   4  1  4.53
===========================================================================
CAREER TOTS 273 245 14 1545.2 93 76  .550 1601 748 692 970 285   7  1  4.03

season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year

SPLIT SEASONS (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS CG     IP  W  L   PCT    H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1993 K C AL   1   0  0    3.2  0  0  ----    6   4   4   3   1   0  0  9.82
1993 Tex AL   2   0  0    4.0  1  0 1.000    6   1   1   2   1   0  0  2.25
2001 *METS*  20  20  3  134.2  8  6  .571  119  53  52  99  17   1  0  3.48
2001 Min AL  12  12  0   67.2  4  6  .400   92  45  39  43  14   0  0  5.19

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1988 Star Company Salem Buccaneers #17

1989 CMC Buffalo Bisons #9
1989 ProCards Buffalo Bisons #1675

1990 Leaf (autographed)

1992 Stadium Club

1993 Fleer/ProCards
Omaha Royals

1998 Topps
Minted in Cooperstown

1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League Update #66 (Lideres Juegos Completos)
1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League Update #67 (Lideres de Blanqueadas)
1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League Update #68 (Lideres Ponchados)
1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League Update #70 (Lideres Entradas Lanzadas)
1990 BYN Puerto Rican Winter League Update #71 (Lideres de Juego Comenzados; with Julio Valera and Ricky Bones)
1990 CMC Buffalo Bisons #8
1990 Donruss #527a (pack border; "INC.")
1990 Donruss #527b (pack border; "INC")
1990 Fleer #477
1990 Leaf #427
1990 Leaf #427 (autographed)
1990 ProCards AAA #486
1990 ProCards Buffalo Bisons #371
1990 Score #544

1991 ProCards Buffalo Bisons #540
1991 ProCards Triple A All-Star Game #AAA 4
1991 Score #584

1992 Score Rising Stars #73
1992 SkyBox AAA #295 (1991 ERA Champ)
1992 SkyBox Omaha Royals #343
1992 Topps Stadium Club #434

1993 Fleer/ProCards AAA All-Stars #AAA-42
1993 Keebler All-Time Texas Rangers #426
1993 Topps #212
1993 Topps Gold #212

1996 Best Norfolk Tides #25

1998 Topps #132
1998 Topps Finest #67
1998 Topps Finest No Protector #67
1998 Topps Minted in Cooperstown #132

1999 Topps #53
1999 Topps Chrome #53
1999 Topps Chrome Refractors #53
1999 Topps Finest #28
1999 Topps Stadium Club #31

2000 Topps
Subway Series

2001 Palm Beach Post

2001 Topps Chrome
Retrofractor

2003 Topps Chrome
Gold Refractor

2000 Newark Star-Ledger
2000 Topps #346
2000 Topps Chrome #346
2000 Topps Limited Edition #346
2000 Topps Subway Series #18
2000 Topps Subway Series Fan Fare #SSR12 (NYC subway token)

2000 Topps Subway Series Fan Fare

2001 Bowman Heritage #247
2001 Palm Beach Post #35
2001 Topps #103
2001 Topps Chrome #80
2001 Topps Chrome Retrofractors #80
2001 Topps Heritage #379
2001 Topps Limited Edition #103
2001 Topps Opening Day #37

2002 Topps #389
2002 Topps Chrome #389
2002 Topps Total #868

2003 Topps #481
2003 Topps Chrome Gold Refractors #310 (146/449)
2003 Topps Total #622

2004 Topps Chrome Refractors #464
2004 Topps Chrome Gold Refractors #464

2009 SecureHorizons by UnitedHealthcare All-Time Norfolk/Tidewater Tides (white deck, three of diamonds)

Other Rick Reed memorabilia in my collection: 

autographed Mets cap (along with Jon Nunnally and Ryan McGuire)
2002 Minnesota Twins game-used jersey

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