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Reidy was the ace of the last-place Brewers' staff in the AL's inaugural 1901 season, going 16-20 with a 4.21 ERA. The club moved to St. Louis for 1902, and Reidy slipped to 4.45. With Brooklyn in 1904 he attempted to prolong his career by moving to second base (five games) but hit only .156 that year, worse than when he was a full-time pitcher. (WOR)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 2, 1901: Milwaukee P Bill Reidy surrenders 10 consecutive hits to the Boston Somersets with two outs in the 9th inning to set a ML record. Nine runs score, a ML-record-tying number set a week ago, as Milwaukee loses 13-2. Boston pitcher Ben Beville, who took over at 1B in the 5th after Jimmy Collins and Buck Freeman had been tossed by umpire Haskell for arguing and kicking dirt, contributes two doubles-the only hits of his career-in the big inning. » August 3, 1901: Cleveland pitcher Ed Scott goes all the way against Milwaukee and hits a solo HR in the top of the 10th to win 8-7. It is the last game of Scott's career. Bill Reidy serves up the homer in the loss. » September 2, 1903: Christy Mathewson walks three Superbas in the first inning and all score as Brooklyn beats their cross-town rivals, 4-1. Bill Reidy allows no Giants to score until the 9th. » September 5, 1903: In a game stopped by rain after five innings, Christy Mathewson beats Brooklyn's Bill Reidy, 3-1, allowing just one hit and striking out 5. The only Superbas score comes in the 4th when RF George Browne makes two errors. » September 8, 1903: New York's Christy Mathewson and Brooklyn's Bill Reidy hook up for the 3rd time in a week, and the rubber game ends in a tie, 4-4. The match is called by ump Tim Hurst after eight innings because of darkness. » June 20, 1904: New York coasts to a 12-4 win over Brooklyn, pounding out 13 hits to beat Bill Reidy. Christy Mathewson picks up his 11th win. Reidy's cause is not helped by nine Brooklyn errors, including five by ex-Giant SS Charlie Babb.