American baseball player

Jeff Reardon

Jeffrey James Reardon is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979–1994 with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. Reardon was nicknamed "the Terminator" for his intimidating presence on the mound and 98 mph fastball. A long-time closer, Reardon became MLB's all-time saves leader in 1992 with his 342nd save, breaking Rollie Fingers' previous record of 341. Reardon's record was broken the following season by Lee Smith.

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1955

October 1

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The world in 1955

When Jeff arrived

april 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
april 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
april 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
april 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) Bonnie Parker 1910–1934 American criminal (born 1910) Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg 1910–2012 Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (born 1910) Dave Arneson 1947–2009 American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (born 1947) Donny Hathaway 1945–1979 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1945) Duncan Edwards 1936–1958 English footballer (born 1936) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014) Marcus Stephen 1969– Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru Paul Dukas 1865–1935 French composer, critic, and educator (born 1865)

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Bill Gates 1955– American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft Steve Jobs 1955–2011 American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011) Alistair Burt 1955– English lawyer and politician Arif Yunusov 1955– Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. Balaji Sadasivan 1955–2010 Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) Bill Elliott 1955– American race car driver Dave Taylor 1955– Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager Debbie Mathers 1955–2024 Mother of Eminem (born 1955) Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut

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