Reese displayed in a trading card by the Bowman Gum Company, 1954
Shortstop
Born:(1918-07-23)July 23, 1918 Ekron, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: August 14, 1999(1999-08-14) (aged 81) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1958, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.269
Hits
2,170
Home runs
126
Runs batted in
885
Teams
As player
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1940–1942, 1946–1958)
As coach
Los Angeles Dodgers (1959)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1942, 1946–1954)
2× World Series champion (1955, 1959)
NL stolen base leader (1952)
Los Angeles Dodgers No. 1 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1984
Vote
Veterans Committee
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958.[1] A ten-time All-Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Reese is also famous for his support of his teammate Jackie Robinson, the first black player in the major leagues' modern era, especially in Robinson's difficult first years, most notably when he put his arm around Robinson during a pre-game warmup in front of a heckling crowd.
^McHale, Matt. "Pee Wee Reese Dies; Ex-Dodgers Captain Led Brooklyn Team to '55 Championship" Archived December 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine – Los Angeles Daily News – (c/o TheFreeLibrary.com) – August 15, 1999
Harold Peter Henry "PeeWee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as...
Days in Utopia (2010). He portrayed the Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop PeeWeeReese in the drama film 42 (2013). Black, having done previous sports films...
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Woodling triple and Hank Bauer sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth, but PeeWeeReese gave the Dodgers that run back with a two-out home run in the eighth...
third on Phil Rizzuto's sacrifice fly with two on off Ralph Branca, but PeeWeeReese tied the game in the fourth on a home run off Tommy Byrne. In the ninth...
baseball fans, particularly Yankee fans, still argue otherwise. In Game 2, PeeWeeReese lead off the top of the fourth with a double and scored on Duke Snider's...
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natural position; he had played first base during his 1947 rookie season. PeeWeeReese was the only "Boys of summer" regular to already be ensconced at his...
the lead to 2–0. The Dodgers cut it to 2–1 in the fifth inning when PeeWeeReese singled with two outs off of Red Ruffing and scored on Mickey Owen's...
single off Joe Page and another in the seventh on Page's wild pitch with PeeWeeReese at second, but Page held the Dodgers scoreless afterward as the Yankees...
MacPhail and then the legendary Branch Rickey. Led by Jackie Robinson, PeeWeeReese, and Gil Hodges in the infield, Duke Snider and Carl Furillo in the...
He also hit his 200th career home run on May 10. Jackie Robinson and PeeWeeReese, both 36 years old, could still play. Gil Hodges, 31, hit 27 home runs...
Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella, starter, catcher PeeWeeReese, starter, shortstop Carl Furillo, reserve Gil Hodges, reserve Jackie...
Willie Kirkland. April 23, 1958: Gil Hodges hit his 300th home run, and PeeWeeReese played his 2,000th game, on the same day that Duke Snider injured his...
the Yankees went on to win the game, 6–5. Howard's ground ball out to PeeWeeReese in Game 7 ended the Series; it was the first time in six meetings the...
starter Jackie Robinson starter Carl Furillo reserve Gil Hodges reserve PeeWeeReese reserve Preacher Roe reserve Duke Snider reserve TSN Major League All-Star...
Summer", along with Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, and PeeWeeReese. He was widely regarded as the major leagues' outstanding first baseman...
Dodgers, Larsen had only one at-bat reach a three-ball count (against PeeWeeReese, in the first inning). Of several close moments, the best remembered...
Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017. "PeeWeeReese Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 5...
Joe Carter 2,184 194 Keith Hernandez 2,182 195 Will Clark 2,176 196 PeeWeeReese* 2,170 197 Sherry Magee 2,169 198 Yadier Molina 2,168 199 Dick Bartell...
and a run. Various racial slurs were hurled at Robinson by the fans. PeeWeeReese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd. May 18: 46,572...
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