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A right-handed hitting thirdbaseman, Reitz played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–75, 1977–80),  San Francisco Giants (1976), Chicago Cubs (1981) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1982).

He was nicknamed the “Zamboni” for his skill at scooping up ground balls on the artificial turf of Busch Memorial Stadium. In his rookie season of 1973, replaced Joe Torre as the Cardinals’ starting third baseman. In both 1973 and 1974, he led all National League third basemen in fielding percentage. In 1975 he won a Gold Glove Award at the position. It would be the last Gold Glove by a National League third baseman prior to Mike Schmidt’s nine-year run of the Award. In 1977, he set a National League record by committing only nine errors; he bettered that record by committing only eight in 1980. In this latter year, he also made his only All-Star appearance. In his career, Reitz batted .260 with 68 home runs and 548 RBIs in 1344 games played.