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Jerry Reuss is a former left-handed pitcher who enjoyed a 22-year career (1969-90) in Major League Baseball. The native of St. Louis was a two-time All-Star selection (in 1975 and ’80), was named National League Comeback Player of the Year in 1980 and was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1981 World Championship team.  He won 220 games with a career earned run average of 3.64 and 1,907 strikeouts while pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals (1969-71), Houston Astros (1972-73), Pittsburgh Pirates (1974-78 and 1990), Dodgers (1979-87), Cincinnati Reds (1987), California Angels (1987), Chicago White Sox (1988-89) and Milwaukee Brewers (1989).  He pitched a no-hitter for the Dodgers on June 27, 1980 against the San Francisco Giants. He is one of only two Pirates to have played for Danny Murtaugh, Chuck Tanner and Jim Leyland (John Candelaria is the other). He was the third oldest active player when he retired at age 41 in 1990. He was one of only 29 players in Major League history to play in four different dec