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  1. Apr 13, 2013 · In 2005, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped unveil a monument outside the Brooklyn Cyclones' home field depicting Hall of Famers (and former Brooklyn Dodgers) Pee Wee Reese and...

  2. Sep 7, 2023 · In 1972 -- 25 years after he broke the color barrier -- Jackie Robinson wrote a memoir with his longtime collaborator, Alfred Duckett, called I Never Had It Made. He did not say anything about Pee Wee Reese embracing him in Cincinnati in 1947.

  3. Jun 2, 2020 · Pee Wee Reese putting his arm around Jackie Robinson is a famous moment in Dodgers history, and one of the most famous moments in baseball history.

  4. May 31, 2020 · Pee Wee Reese puts his arm around Jackie Robinson. May 13, 1947. A few years ago, I dived deep into a question: Did Pee Wee Reese really put his arm around Jackie Robinson in...

  5. 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.

  6. Some 15 years after that childhood incident, Pee Wee Reese became a pivotal figure in the acceptance and support of a rookie teammate, Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in the...

  7. Aug 7, 2013 · Did Pee Wee Reese really put his arm around Jackie Robinson on the field? Yes. However, there is no photograph of this moment and whether Reese put his arm around him, his hand on his shoulder, or simply stood beside Robinson is unclear.

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