Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese
Reese displayed in a trading card by the Bowman Gum Company, 1954
Shortstop
Born: (1918-07-23)July 23, 1918 Ekron, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: August 14, 1999(1999-08-14) (aged 81) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1958, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.269
Hits	2,170
Home runs	126
Runs batted in	885
Teams
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1940–1942, 1946–1958)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1942, 1946–1954) 2× World Series champion (1955, 1959) NL stolen base leader (1952) Los Angeles Dodgers No. 1 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1984
Vote	Veterans Committee

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.^[1] A ten-time All-Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. 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.