1895
Born April 19, 1895
Pensacola, FL, USA
John Reese Notable
b. April 19, 1895 · Hilldale Club 1918–1919, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918, Chicago American Giants 1920–1922, Detroit Stars 1921, St. Louis Stars 1923–1926, 1928, 1930–1931, Toledo Tigers 1923
John Reese played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1918 and closing with the St. Louis Stars in 1931.
Across 317 games he batted .229, with 189 hits and 138 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 30 doubles and 38 stolen bases.
He played 257 games in the outfield, with 303 putouts and 16 errors.
He was born in Pensacola, FL, USA on April 19, 1895, and died on October 5, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC/HIL | 17 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .153 |
| 1919* | HIL | 17 | 63 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1920 | CAG | 36 | 119 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 4 | .176 |
| 1921 | CAG/DS | 30 | 86 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .186 |
| 1922 | CAG | 37 | 91 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .198 |
| 1923 | SLS/TT | 47 | 162 | 37 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .296 |
| 1924 | SLS | 51 | 158 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .222 |
| 1925 | SLS | 42 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .319 |
| 1926 | SLS | 24 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .241 |
| 1928 | SLS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | SLS | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1931 | SLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Major leagues | — | 283 | 703 | 121 | 162 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 72 | 3 | 38 | .230 |
| All seasons | — | 317 | 825 | 138 | 189 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 72 | 81 | 3 | 38 | .229 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For John Reese, that is 1918–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966