Bob Reach Baseball player

Robert Reach (August 28, 1843 – May 19, 1922) was an American professional baseball player born in Brooklyn, New York. He played shortstop in three games during a two season span in the National Association, from 1872 to 1873. Reach had previously played for the 1869 Olympics, and the 1868 Philadelphia Keystones teams when they were in the amateur National Association. He played two games for the 1872 Washington Olympics, collecting two hits in eight at bats, and scored one run. Then, in 1873, he played one game for the Washington Blue Legs, collecting one hit in five at bats, while scoring one run. In total, he batted 13 times, had three hits, scored two runs, and had a .231 batting average.His brother, Al Reach, played five seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association. It is very likely that Reach was an American Civil War veteran. Reach died in Springfield, Massachusetts at the age of 78, and is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Personal facts

Bob Reach
Alias (AKA)Reach Robert
Birth dateAugust 28, 1843
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathMay 19, 1922
Place of death
Springfield Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startApril 18, 1872
Career endOctober 23, 1873
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Washington Nationals (NA)
Washington Olympics
position
Shortstop
teams
Washington Nationals (NA)
Washington Olympics
throwing sideUnknown

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