OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma -- Allie Reynolds, who pitched for six World Series championship teams with the New York Yankees, died Monday night. Reynolds, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer, was 79.


Reynolds, a hard-throwing right-hander who was known as "Super Chief" because of his American Indian ancestry and his blazing fastball, compiled a 182-107 record with a 3.30 earned run average in 13 major league seasons.


He started his career in 1942 with the Cleveland Indians, and after five seasons joined the Yankees in 1947, where he pitched until his retirement after the 1954 season.


He pitched two no-hitters during the 1951 season and the following year went 20-8, leading the American League with six shutouts, 160 strikeouts and a 2.06 ERA. He was primarily a relief pitcher in his final three seasons, saving 13 games in 1953.


He was 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA and four saves in 15 appearances. He won at least one game in each of six different World Series, in 1947 and from 1949 to 1953.


He was in the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame but never made the Baseball Hall of Fame. "That doesn't bother me," Reynolds said in 1986. "I knew that was going to happen with all the relief work I did for the Yankees. That really was a career shortener," he said.