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

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 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 1984
homeRuns 126
knownFor defensive skill
leadership
support of Jackie Robinson during baseball integration
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers
minorLeagueOrganization Boston Red Sox organization
MLBDebutDate 1940-04-23
MLBDebutTeam Brooklyn Superbas
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers
nickname Pee Wee Reese self-link
numberRetiredBy Los Angeles Dodgers
occupation sports broadcaster
placeOfBirth Ekron, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Louisville, Kentucky
surface form: 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 Los Angeles Dodgers
surface form: Brooklyn Dodgers
uniformNumber 1
WorldSeriesChampion 1955
1959

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Los Angeles Dodgers hasHallOfFamer Pee Wee Reese
Pee Wee Reese nickname Pee Wee Reese self-link
Los Angeles Dodgers notablePlayer Pee Wee Reese
Roy Campanella notableTeammate Pee Wee Reese
Milwaukee Brewers retiredNumberPerson Pee Wee Reese