Harold "Pee Wee" Reese
Chronology
1918 | Born July 23 in Ekron, Kentucky |
1937 | Plays for New Covenant Presbyterian Church team |
1938-39 | Plays for Louisville Colonels of American Association |
1939 | Acquired by Boston Red Sox |
1940 | Sold to Brooklyn Dodgers |
1941 | Plays in first World Series |
1942, 1947-54 | National League All-Star |
1943-45 | Serves in U.S. Navy |
1947 | Jackie Robinson joins Brooklyn Dodges as first African American in major league baseball |
1949, 1952-53, 1955-56 | Plays in World Series |
1954 | Bats career high .309 |
1955 | Brooklyn celebrates "Pee Wee Reese Night" |
1958 | Retires from baseball |
1959 | Coach for Los Angeles Dodgers |
1984 | Elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown |
1984 | Elected to Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Hall of Fame |
1997 | Diagnosed with lung cancer |
1999 | Dies in Louisville |
Additional topics
- Harold "Pee Wee" Reese - Awards And Accomplishments
- Harold "Pee Wee" Reese - Playing With Jackie Robinson
- Other Free Encyclopedias
Famous Sports StarsBaseballHarold "Pee Wee" Reese Biography - Youth In Kentucky, Playing With Jackie Robinson, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments, Career Statistics