Pee Wee Reese

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Pee Wee Reese was a Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime captain of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, renowned for his leadership, defensive skill, and support of Jackie Robinson during baseball’s integration.

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Pee Wee Reese canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional baseball player
shortstop
AllStarSelectionCount 10
bats right
battingAverage .269
captainOf Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas

Los Angeles Dodgers
causeOfDeath lung cancer
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-07-23
dateOfDeath 1999-08-14
employer CBS Sports
NBC Sports
finalMLBGameDate 1958-09-26
finalMLBTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
fullName Harold Henry Reese
gamesPlayed 2166
givenName Harold
HallOfFameInduction Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1984
homeRuns 126
knownFor defensive skill
leadership
support of Jackie Robinson during baseball integration
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers
minorLeagueOrganization Boston Red Sox organization
MLBDebutDate 1940-04-23
MLBDebutTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas
nickname Pee Wee Reese
numberRetiredBy Los Angeles Dodgers
occupation sports broadcaster
placeOfBirth Ekron, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Louisville, Kentucky, United States
playedFor Louisville Colonels
positionPlayed shortstop
runsBattedIn 885
servedIn United States Navy
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
teammateOf Jackie Robinson
throws right
tradedFrom Boston Red Sox
tradedTo Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Los Angeles Dodgers
uniformNumber 1
WorldSeriesChampion 1955
1959

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Los Angeles Dodgers notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
Los Angeles Dodgers hasHallOfFamer Pee Wee Reese
Milwaukee Brewers retiredNumberPerson Pee Wee Reese
Pee Wee Reese nickname Pee Wee Reese
Roy Campanella notableTeammate Pee Wee Reese
1964 All-Star Game radioAnnouncers Pee Wee Reese
1955 World Series notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
42 portrays Pee Wee Reese
subject linked to: film "42"
Ekron, Kentucky isBirthplaceOf Pee Wee Reese
subject linked to: Ekron, Kentucky, United States
Harold Henry Reese nickname Pee Wee Reese
1953 World Series notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
1952 World Series notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
1947 World Series notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
Lucas Black characterPortrayed Pee Wee Reese