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Donald Reeves Notable

Donald Reeves played for three clubs across four seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Atlanta Black Crackers in 1938 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1941.

Across 90 games he batted .324, with 100 hits and 50 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 12 doubles and 8 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 29.70 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He played 83 games in the outfield, with 77 putouts and 9 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1940.

He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on July 31, 1911, and died on January 3, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Negro Leagues East-West Classic 1 1940

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1938 BCA 401262648 345 341047 .381
1939 CAG/IAB 25951429 631 10401 .305
1940 CAG 1761818 314 24620 .295
1941 CAG 82725 000 2100 .185
Career 9030950100 12810 702168 .324

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1939 IAB 0010 03.110 116129.70
Career 0010 03.110 1161 29.70

On this day & linked events

1911

Born July 31, 1911

Atlanta, GA, USA

1973

Died January 3, 1973