Arthur Conrad Reinhart (May 29, 1899 - November 11, 1946) was a
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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from -.
Biography
Reinhart was in born in
Ackley, Iowa, and attended the
University of Iowa
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. He was a left-handed pitcher and pitched in the Texas League and other minor leagues.
Reinhart pitched for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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from 1919 to 1928. He played in a total of 123 games, 45 as a starting pitcher. He had a record of 30 wins and 18 losses.
He was an exceptional hitting pitcher, compiling a .301
batting average
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Cricket
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(56-for-186) with 25
runs and 19
RBI. He recorded a .984
fielding percentage
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with only 2 errors in 122
total chances.
Reinhart died in
Houston, Texas
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, and is interred at Oak Wood Cemetery in Ackley, Iowa.
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1899 births
1946 deaths
People from Ackley, Iowa
University of Iowa alumni
Major League Baseball pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals players
Baseball players from Iowa
20th-century American sportsmen
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