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Known as a playboy, Reese was a slick-fielding first baseman who hit to all fields with occasional power. He helped bring the Twins their first divisional championship in 1969 with career-highs of .322 and 16 homers. His three pinch grand slams with the Twins tie him with Willie McCovey and Ron Northey for first all-time. (JCA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 3, 1969: Twin Rich Reese's pinch-hit grand slam off the Orioles' Dave McNally in the 7th ends his 17-game winning streak. McNally, now 15-1 for the year, loses 5–2 to Jim Kaat. » August 13, 1969: Joe Pepitone returns to the Yankees but does not play in their 5–2 loss to the Twins. Rich Reese is 4-for-4 with two homers and two singles to drive in four runs for the Twins as Jim Kaat is the winner over Mel Stottlemyre (16-9). Reese will have hits his first three at bats tomorrow before flying out. » July 9, 1972: The Twins lose to the Yankees, 9–6, despite Rich Reese's pinch grand slam. For Reese, it is his 3rd pinch grand slam, tying Ron Northey's ML record. » September 27, 1973: The Angels Nolan Ryan fans 16 in 11 innings, beating the Twins 5–4. The final strikeout victim, Rich Reese, is 383 of the season for Ryan, enabling him to surpass the major-league record set by Sandy Koufax in 1965. Ryan opts to skip his next start on the 30th, thus passing on a shot at 400 K's. » May 30, 1975: Willie McCovey's grand slam lifts the Padres over the Mets 6–2. It is McCovey's 3rd career pinch slam, tying the major-league record held by Ron Northey and Rich Reese. It is Stretch's 16th lifetime bases-loaded homer, tying the NL record held by Hank Aaron.