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Pee Wee Reese

Birthdate:

7/23/1918

Died:

8/14/1999

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Ekron, KY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hall of Famer, Harold Pee Wee Reese was a team leader of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers, and was a ten-time All-Star. An extraordinary shortstop he quietly inspired the Dodgers in their famous battles for the pennant against their arch-rivals, the New York Giants. In 1955, Pee Wee Reese's clutch hitting and fine all-around play, his speed on the base paths helped the Dodgers beat out the Giants and win the pennant. His playing led the Dodgers in their World Series victory over the fabulous New York Yankees. Pee Wee Reese rose to great heights as the Dodgers won 4 games to 3.

Reese proudly served three years for the U.S. Navy during World War II. When he returned, he led the league in stolen bases and in runs scored with 132. Pee Wee Reese had a .269 career batting ave., scored 1,338 runs and collected 2170 hits. He played in 2166 games, with 8058 at bats and only struckout 890 times.

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
16 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1940	BRO (NL)	84	312	58	85	8	4	5	28	45	42	15	0	0	1	3	0	.272	.366	SLG
1941	BRO (NL)	152	595	76	136	23	5	2	46	68	56	10	0	0	3	8	0	.229	.311	SLG
1942	BRO (NL)	151	564	87	144	24	5	3	53	82	55	15	0	0	0	9	0	.255	.350	SLG
1946	BRO (NL)	152	542	79	154	16	10	5	60	87	71	10	0	0	1	14	0	.284	.384	SLG
1947	BRO (NL)	142	476	81	135	24	4	12	73	104	67	7	0	0	2	8	0	.284	.414	SLG
1948	BRO (NL)	151	566	96	155	31	4	9	75	79	63	25	0	0	0	9	0	.274	.363	SLG
1949	BRO (NL)	155	617	132	172	27	3	16	73	116	59	26	0	0	4	6	0	.279	.396	SLG
1950	BRO (NL)	141	531	97	138	21	5	11	52	91	62	17	0	0	1	10	0	.260	.369	SLG
1951	BRO (NL)	154	616	94	176	20	8	10	84	81	57	20	14	0	2	12	0	.286	.371	SLG
1952	BRO (NL)	149	559	94	152	18	8	6	58	86	59	30	5	0	0	15	0	.272	.369	SLG
1953	BRO (NL)	140	524	108	142	25	7	13	61	82	61	22	6	0	4	15	0	.271	.374	SLG
1954	BRO (NL)	141	554	98	171	35	8	10	69	90	62	8	5	0	3	8	6	.309	.404	SLG
1955	BRO (NL)	145	553	99	156	29	4	10	61	78	60	8	7	1	3	13	5	.282	.371	SLG
1956	BRO (NL)	147	572	85	147	19	2	9	46	56	69	13	4	1	1	15	4	.257	.322	SLG
1957	BRO (NL)	103	330	33	74	3	1	1	29	39	32	5	2	1	1	6	2	.224	.306	SLG
1958	LAD (NL)	59	147	21	33	7	2	4	17	26	15	1	2	0	0	6	2	.224	.337	SLG
16 years		2166	8058	1338	2170	330	80	126	885	1210	890	232	45	3	26	157	19	.269	.366	.SLG

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