# Bob Reece

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1951)}}
{{distinguish|Robert Reece|Bob Rees}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name =Bob Reece
| image =
| caption =
| position = [Catcher](/source/Catcher)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|1|5}}
| birth_place = [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date =
| bats =Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate =April 22
| debutyear =1978
| debutteam =Montreal Expos
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate =September 16
| finalyear =1978
| finalteam =Montreal Expos
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value =.182
| stat2label =[Hits](/source/Hit_(baseball))
| stat2value =2
| stat3label =[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
| stat3value =3
| teams =
*[Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) ({{mlby|1978}})
}}
'''Robert Scott Reece''' (born January 5, 1951) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. A [catcher](/source/catcher), he was a graduate of [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University)<ref>[https://archive.today/20130619230538/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/stan-m-basebl-pros.html Stanford University official website]</ref> and spent nine seasons in the [minor league](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) system of the [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) — playing in nine [games](/source/games_played) in the [Major Leagues](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for Montreal at the beginning and the end of the {{baseball year|1978}} season. He threw and batted right-handed, stood {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|190|lb}}.

==Career==
Reece was signed by the Expos as a non-drafted free agent in 1973. He reached the [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) level in 1975 as a member of the [Memphis Blues](/source/Memphis_Blues_(minor_league)) of the [International League](/source/International_League), then the Expos' top [farm system](/source/farm_system) affiliate.  The following season, Montreal signed a player development contract with the [Denver Bears](/source/Denver_Bears) of the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)), and Reece would spend all or parts of six years as a member of the Bears.

In 1978, Reece [batted](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) a career-high .296 in 47 games for Denver, in between his Major League trial with the Expos. He played rarely for Montreal, appearing in a total of seven games between April and early June. On May 7, his third big league game, Reece collected his first MLB [hit](/source/hit_(baseball)), [run scored](/source/run_(baseball)) and [run batted in](/source/run_batted_in) when he [doubled](/source/double_(baseball)) off [relief pitcher](/source/relief_pitcher) [Dave Tomlin](/source/Dave_Tomlin) during a 19–5 rout of the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) at [Riverfront Stadium](/source/Riverfront_Stadium).<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B05071CIN1978.htm 1978-5-7 box score] from [Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet)</ref>

He started his first MLB game at catcher two days later during the second game of a [doubleheader](/source/doubleheader_(baseball)) against the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves); he was held hitless in two [at bats](/source/at_bats) by future [Hall of Famer](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) [Phil Niekro](/source/Phil_Niekro), then was [pinch hit](/source/pinch_hitter) for by the Expos' regular catcher, another future Hall of Famer, [Gary Carter](/source/Gary_Carter).<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B05092ATL1978.htm 1978-5-9 (2) box score] from [Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet)</ref>  During his late-season stint with the Expos, Reece got into two September games.

In the second of those, on September 16, he [singled](/source/single_(baseball)) off [Don Robinson](/source/Don_Robinson_(baseball)) of the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) for his second and final MLB hit in his final big-league appearance.<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B09160PIT1978.htm 1978-9-16 box score] from [Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet)</ref>

Reece started three of the MLB games in which he played.  He collected two hits in 11 at-bats, with no [bases on balls](/source/bases_on_balls), [striking out](/source/strikeout) four times.  His minor league career ended after the 1981 season and 672 games played.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=reece-003rob Minor league record] from [Baseball Reference](/source/Baseball_Reference)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=r/reecebo01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=reece-003rob }}
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=reecebo01 Baseball Almanac]

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Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Category:Baseball players from Sacramento, California
Category:Denver Bears players
Category:Jamestown Expos players
Category:Major League Baseball catchers
Category:Memphis Blues players
Category:Memphis Chicks players
Category:Montreal Expos players
Category:Québec Carnavals players
Category:Stanford Cardinal baseball players
Category:West Palm Beach Expos players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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