William Edward Reynolds (November 28, 1928 – January 8, 1989), nicknamed "Bunk", was an American

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second baseman who played in the 1940s. A native of

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, Reynolds attended Mansfield High School and played for the

Cleveland Buckeyes The Cleveland Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1942 to 1950 in the Negro American League. The Buckeyes played in two Negro World Series, defeating the Washington Homestead Grays in 1945, and losing to the New York Cuba ...

in 1948. In 12 recorded games with the Buckeyes, he posted 8 hits and 5 RBI in 42 plate appearances. Reynolds died in

Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States. Located midway between Columbus and Cleveland via Interstate 71, it is part of Northeast Ohio region in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau. The city ...

in 1989 at age 60.

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