Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999

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Harold "Pee Wee" Reese (b. July 23, 1918, Ekron, KT–d. August 14, 1999, Louisville, KT) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. 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 modern African American player in the major leagues, especially in Robinson's difficult first years.
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referencedIn Brooklyn Dodgers team photographs, 1953 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Branch Rickey Papers, 1890-1969, (bulk 1936-1965) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Kahn, Roger, 1927-. Roger Kahn Papers : papers 1936-2004. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
referencedIn Play Ball National Archives at College Park
referencedIn National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1984. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
referencedIn David Goldin Collection, 1932 - ca. 1952. Audio Recordings of Radio Broadcasts of Speeches, Interviews, Combat Reports, Special Events, Public Affairs, and Entertainment for U.S. Troops, 1932 - ca. 1952. FIRST (1949) WORLD SERIES BASEBALL GAME - NEW YORK YANKEES VERSUS BROOKLYN DODGERS. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn THIRD (1949) WORLD SERIES BASEBALL GAME - NEW YORK YANKEES VERSUS BROOKLYN DODGERS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Dudley family. Dudley family : papers, 1861-1971. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Keating, JoAnn Duffy. Gil Hodges Scrapbooks: scrapbooks, 1952-1956. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
referencedIn Reese, Pee Wee Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn David Goldin Collection, 1932 - ca. 1952. Audio Recordings of Radio Broadcasts of Speeches, Interviews, Combat Reports, Special Events, Public Affairs, and Entertainment for U.S. Troops, 1932 - ca. 1952. SECOND (1949) WORLD SERIES BASEBALL GAME - NEW YORK YANKEES VERSUS BROOKLYN DODGERS. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn [Player File : Reese, Pee Wee , 1940- / Compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.] National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
referencedIn Wagner, Ruth Anne. Pee Wee Reese scrapbook : scrapbook, 1951-1961 1951-1984. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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associatedWith Kahn, Roger, 1927- person
associatedWith Keating, JoAnn Duffy. person
memberOf Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team) corporateBody
correspondedWith Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965. person
associatedWith Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965. person
associatedWith Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 person
associatedWith Wagner, Ruth Anne person
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Death 1999-08-14

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