Nicknamed "Zamboni", he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1972 to 1982.

[6] Reitz garnered the nickname "Zamboni" for his skill at scooping up ground balls on the artificial turf of Busch Memorial Stadium.

[9] Reitz played just one season with the Giants before being traded back to the Cardinals for Lynn McGlothen on December 10, 1976.

He led NL third basemen in fielding percentage for a sixth time in 1981, but played in just 82 games and was released prior to the 1982 season.

He played his final major league game on June 3, 1982, several weeks short of his 31st birthday, and was released two days later.

Reitz established a career-high in home runs in 1977 with 17 – the same number he had hit in his previous three seasons total.

[14] On September 11, 1974, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, with the Cardinals trailing 3–1 with two out in the ninth and pinch runner Larry Herndon on base, he hit a home run off starter Jerry Koosman to send the game into extra innings.