Pee Wee Reese Marquee Hall of Fame 1984

b. July 23, 1918 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1940–1942, 1946–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958

The moment he is remembered for is not in any box score. He crossed the infield and put a hand on Robinson's shoulder while a crowd abused him, and it was read as a Southerner settling the question in front of everyone. Accounts differ on the city and even the year, and no report from the time settles it.

He played 2,013 games at shortstop, batted .269 with 2,170 hits, and scored 1,338 runs while drawing 1,210 walks and stealing 232 bases. He led the National League in walks with 104 in 1947, in runs with 132 in 1949 and in stolen bases with 30 in 1952. He was an All-Star in ten seasons.

Navy service took 1943, 1944 and 1945. Brooklyn won seven pennants with him at shortstop and one World Series, in 1955, the only championship the club ever won there. He went to Los Angeles with the team for 1958 and stopped after that season. The veterans committee elected him in 1984.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	10	1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1946, 1947, 1949
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	1	1956
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1953

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	BRO	84	312	58	85	8	4	5	28	45	42	15	.272
1941	BRO	152	595	76	136	23	5	2	46	68	56	10	.229
1942	BRO	151	564	87	144	24	5	3	53	82	55	15	.255
1946	BRO	152	542	79	154	16	10	5	60	87	71	10	.284
1947	BRO	142	476	81	135	24	4	12	73	104	67	7	.284
1948	BRO	151	566	96	155	31	4	9	75	79	63	25	.274
1949	BRO	155	617	132	172	27	3	16	73	116	59	26	.279
1950	BRO	141	531	97	138	21	5	11	52	91	62	17	.260
1951	BRO	154	616	94	176	20	8	10	84	81	57	20	.286
1952	BRO	149	559	94	152	18	8	6	58	86	59	30	.272
1953	BRO	140	524	108	142	25	7	13	61	82	61	22	.271
1954	BRO	141	554	98	171	35	8	10	69	90	62	8	.309
1955	BRO	145	553	99	156	29	4	10	61	78	60	8	.282
1956	BRO	147	572	85	147	19	2	9	46	56	69	13	.257
1957	BRO	103	330	33	74	3	1	1	29	39	32	5	.224
1958	LAD	59	147	21	33	7	2	4	17	26	15	1	.224
Career	—	2166	8058	1338	2170	330	80	126	885	1210	890	232	.269

On this day & linked events

1918

Born July 23, 1918

Ekron, KY, USA

1999

Died August 14, 1999

1940

Major-league debut: Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese made a major-league debut on April 23, 1940.

1958

Final major-league game: Pee Wee Reese

Pee Wee Reese played a final major-league game on September 26, 1958.

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