[EveningStar]

Wikipedia article on Pete Reiser

Pete Reiser's career statistics

The author of this piece is the great W. C. "Bill" Heinz.

[EveningStar]

ping

[mak5]

I got to talk to Reiser when he was third base coach for the Cubs. A fine gentleman who might have been one of the greats but for all of the injuries.

[Charles Henrickson]

When Pete came through the gate he was walking like an old man. . . . it was taking him forever to walk to me, his shoulders stooped, his whole body heavier now, and Pete just slowly moving one foot ahead of the other.

That was in 1958, when Pete was 39. I used to see him about ten years later, when he was coaching for the Cubs. He'd be waiting on the El platform after the games, and he was fat and a chain-smoker. It was kind of sad.

[Hot Tabasco]

Wonderful story, thanks for posting. Knowing what the players of those days went thru and sacrificed, Ive lost all interest in baseball completely given the primadonas that have taken over the sport