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University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jeff Reardon
- Induction:
- 2000
- Class:
- 1977
Jeff Reardon lettered four times on the UMass baseball team from 1974-77, and reset the all-time UMass record for career strikeouts with 234.
Reardon pitched 253.1 innings during his UMass career, setting a record which stood until the 1999 season. Reardon also led the team in strikeouts all four years, and had the lowest ERA on the team as a freshman in 1974. He set a school record with 37 starts on the mound during his career, including 13 complete games, and led the team to a 24-13 record as a junior in 1976, setting a then-team record for single season victories.
Reardon went 5-3 with a 2.95 ERA as a senior in 1977, and was drafted by the New York Mets following the completion of the season. He went on to pitch 16 years in the major leagues with the Mets (1979-81), Montreal Expos (1981-86), Boston Red Sox (1990-92), Atlanta Braves (1992), Cincinnati Reds (1993), and New York Yankees (1994).
Reardon posted 73 victories, 367 saves, 877 strikeouts, and a 3.15 ERA in 1,132.1 innings pitched in the majors. His 367 career saves set a major league record at the time and he had 20 or more saves 11 straight seasons from 1982-92.
Reardon pitched in 880 career games, a mark which still ranks among the most in major league history, and led the majors with 41 saves in 1985.
He set the all-time saves mark in Montreal Expos history with 152 during his career, and was a member of the Minnesota Twins 1987 World Championship team.
A native of Dalton, Mass., Reardon received his degree from UMass in Humanities and Fine Arts in 1978. He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
Reardon pitched 253.1 innings during his UMass career, setting a record which stood until the 1999 season. Reardon also led the team in strikeouts all four years, and had the lowest ERA on the team as a freshman in 1974. He set a school record with 37 starts on the mound during his career, including 13 complete games, and led the team to a 24-13 record as a junior in 1976, setting a then-team record for single season victories.
Reardon went 5-3 with a 2.95 ERA as a senior in 1977, and was drafted by the New York Mets following the completion of the season. He went on to pitch 16 years in the major leagues with the Mets (1979-81), Montreal Expos (1981-86), Boston Red Sox (1990-92), Atlanta Braves (1992), Cincinnati Reds (1993), and New York Yankees (1994).
Reardon posted 73 victories, 367 saves, 877 strikeouts, and a 3.15 ERA in 1,132.1 innings pitched in the majors. His 367 career saves set a major league record at the time and he had 20 or more saves 11 straight seasons from 1982-92.
Reardon pitched in 880 career games, a mark which still ranks among the most in major league history, and led the majors with 41 saves in 1985.
He set the all-time saves mark in Montreal Expos history with 152 during his career, and was a member of the Minnesota Twins 1987 World Championship team.
A native of Dalton, Mass., Reardon received his degree from UMass in Humanities and Fine Arts in 1978. He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
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