About Joe Reichler
Lived 1915 – 1988 (aged 72–73). Joe Reichler was an American journalist and sports journalist.
Joseph Lawrence Reichler (January 1, 1915 – December 12, 1988) was an American sports writer who worked for the Associated Press from 1943 to 1966. He mostly covered the New York City based baseball teams. Reichler also wrote many baseball books, and worked for the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball.
In 1982, it was discovered that he sold items that had earlier been donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame to cover his financial problems.
He was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1980.
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Sports writer
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Joe Reichler was born in 1915.
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Joe Reichler died on 12 December 1988.
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Joe Reichler was a journalist and sports journalist.
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Joe Reichler was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Reichler. https://biography.guide/joe-reichler/
MLA: "Joe Reichler." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-reichler/.
Chicago: "Joe Reichler." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joe-reichler/.
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