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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.
Jan 5, 2011 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Pee Wee Reese. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Jul 19, 2024 · Pee Wee Reese was an American professional baseball player and broadcaster who was the captain of the famous “Boys of Summer” Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s. Reese, a shortstop, played his entire 16-year career (1940–58) with the Dodgers, the first 15 in Brooklyn, before he moved with the team.
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Pee Wee Reese was the heart and soul of the Dodgers, playing shortstop from 1940-57 (he served in the Navy from 1943-45) in Brooklyn, and for one season in Los Angeles. With Reese, numbers don’t tell the whole story.
Apr 13, 2013 · It is not meant to diminish Reese's legacy or the lifelong friendship between the two players to speculate that Reese likely did not publicly embrace Robinson that first year.
Jan 4, 2012 · Pee Wee Reese died at his Louisville home two years later, on August 14, 1999. He was eighty-one years old, and had been married to his beloved Dottie for fifty-seven years. He was survived by her, his son and daughter, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
5 days ago · Remembering Pee Wee Reese, Who Rose Above Racism and Changed America. Happy Birthday! As Captain of the post-war Brooklyn Dodgers, Pee Wee Reese of Louisville embraced Jackie Robinson as a good man who could help his team, and the result echoes yet.
Sep 30, 2014 · The captain of the dominating Dodgers teams of the 1950s, scrappy Pee Wee Reese was a quiet force both on the field and in the clubhouse. An outstanding defensive player, he led the National...
Pee Wee Reese Bio. Fullname: Harold Henry Reese; Nickname: The Little Colonel; Born: 7/23/1918 in Ekron, KY; High School: DuPont Manual, Louisville, KY; Debut: 4/23/1940; Hall of Fame: 1984; Died: 8/14/1999
Aug 15, 1999 · Pee Wee Reese, the Hall of Fame shortstop and hugely popular captain of the Brooklyn Dodgers in their glory years of the 1950's, died yesterday at his home in Louisville, Ky....
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