Johnny Reder
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 Reder with the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First baseman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: September 24, 1909 Lublin, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died: April 12, 1990 (aged 80) Fall River, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 16, 1932, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 12, 1932, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .135 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Anthony Reder (September 24, 1909 – April 12, 1990) was a
Nap Kloza and Henry Peploski, Reder is one of only four Major League Baseball players to be born in Poland.[1][a]
Soccer career
Early years
Born in
1929 National Challenge Cup where they eventually lost 5–1 to Bethlehem Steel. Despite letting in five goals, Reder was noted for his performance.[2][3]
Fall River F.C.
As a result of his exploits with Walsh Chevrolet, Reder signed with
1930 and 1931.[4] In the 1930 final, the 'Marksmen' defeated Cleveland Bruell Insurance 9–3 on aggregate in a two-leg final and Reder kept goal in both games. On May 30, 1930 he also played for the 'Marksmen' in a 3–2 defeat against a touring Rangers.[5]
In 1931 when
Fall River F.C. to become the New Bedford Whalers
. While playing for the Whalers, Reder won a third ASL title.
Baseball
Before embarking on a career as a soccer goalkeeper, Reder had played as a first baseman for his high school baseball team. With the decline of the
Later years
Reder subsequently worked as an engineer and served in the
arteriosclerotic heart disease
. He was buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River.
Honors
Fall River F.C.
New Bedford Whalers
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Williamsport Grays
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Notes
- ^ At the time Reder was born, 1909, Poland was not autonomous; see History of Poland (1795–1918).
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players Born In Poland". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "February 14, 1929 The Globe". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "February 18, 1929 The Globe". Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b U.S. Open Cup at www.rsssf.com Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rangers tours
- ^ "American Soccer – 1931". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ Celtic tour 1931
- ^ "Johnny Reder Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Fall River, Massachusetts, Herald News, Wednesday, April 18, 1990, p. 2, "John Reder played for Red Sox."
- ^ "Williamsport Crosscutters". MLBDraftLeague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Johnny Reder at Find a Grave