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Pee Wee ReeseHarold Henry Reese Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
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Born: July 23, 1918 in Ekron, KY
High School: DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1938.
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Debut: April 23, 1940 (Age 21)
Team: Dodgers 1940-1958
Final Game: September 26, 1958 (Age 40)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1984.
View Pee Wee Reese Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: August 14, 1999 in Louisville, KY
Buried: Resthaven Memorial Park, Louisville, KY
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| All-Time Rank (among batters): #98. Richie Ashburn… #99. Jesse Burkett… #100. Andre Dawson… #101. PEE WEE REESE… #102. Todd Helton… #103. George Sisler… #104. Ken Boyer… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||||
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| 1940 | 21 | BRO | NL | 84 | 361 | 312 | 58 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 45 | 42 | .272 | .366 | .372 | .738 | 98 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | MVP-26 | ||||
| 1941 | 22 | BRO | NL | 152 | 674 | 595 | 76 | 136 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 68 | 56 | .229 | .311 | .294 | .605 | 68 | 175 | 6 | 3 | 8 | *6 | |||||
| 1942 | 23 | BRO | NL | 151 | 656 | 564 | 87 | 144 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 82 | 55 | .255 | .350 | .332 | .681 | 98 | 187 | 8 | 0 | 9 | *6 | AS,MVP-25 | ||||
| 1943 | Did not play in major leagues (Military Service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Did not play in major leagues (Military Service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Did not play in major leagues (Military Service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 27 | BRO | NL | 152 | 644 | 542 | 79 | 154 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 10 | 87 | 71 | .284 | .384 | .378 | .762 | 116 | 205 | 10 | 1 | 14 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | ||||
| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | 142 | 589 | 476 | 81 | 135 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 7 | 104 | 67 | .284 | .414 | .426 | .841 | 121 | 203 | 7 | 2 | 8 | *6 | AS,MVP-8 | ||||
| 1948 | 29 | BRO | NL | 151 | 655 | 566 | 96 | 155 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 25 | 79 | 63 | .274 | .363 | .390 | .753 | 100 | 221 | 16 | 0 | 9 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | ||||
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | 155 | 742 | 617 | 132 | 172 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 26 | 116 | 59 | .279 | .396 | .410 | .806 | 113 | 253 | 5 | 4 | 6 | *6 | AS,MVP-5 | ||||
| 1950 | 31 | BRO | NL | 141 | 633 | 531 | 97 | 138 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 17 | 91 | 62 | .260 | .369 | .380 | .750 | 95 | 202 | 7 | 1 | 10 | *6/5 | AS,MVP-24 | ||||
| 1951 | 32 | BRO | NL | 154 | 711 | 616 | 94 | 176 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 20 | 14 | 81 | 57 | .286 | .371 | .393 | .763 | 104 | 242 | 19 | 2 | 12 | *6 | AS,MVP-15 | |||
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | 149 | 660 | 559 | 94 | 152 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 86 | 59 | .272 | .369 | .365 | .734 | 102 | 204 | 16 | 0 | 15 | *6 | AS,MVP-8 | |||
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | 140 | 625 | 524 | 108 | 142 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 22 | 6 | 82 | 61 | .271 | .374 | .420 | .794 | 104 | 220 | 15 | 4 | 15 | *6 | AS,MVP-11 | |||
| 1954 | 35 | BRO | NL | 141 | 661 | 554 | 98 | 171 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 90 | 62 | .309 | .404 | .455 | .859 | 121 | 252 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 6 | *6 | AS,MVP-9 | ||
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | 145 | 652 | 553 | 99 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 60 | .282 | .371 | .403 | .774 | 103 | 223 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | *6 | MVP-9 | |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | 147 | 648 | 572 | 85 | 147 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 69 | .257 | .322 | .344 | .667 | 74 | 197 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | *65 | MVP-8 | |
| 1957 | 38 | BRO | NL | 103 | 378 | 330 | 33 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 32 | .224 | .306 | .248 | .555 | 47 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 1958 | 39 | LAD | NL | 59 | 181 | 147 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | .224 | .337 | .381 | .718 | 87 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 65 | ||
| 16 Yrs | 2166 | 9470 | 8058 | 1338 | 2170 | 330 | 80 | 126 | 885 | 232 | 45 | 1210 | 890 | .269 | .366 | .377 | .743 | 99 | 3038 | 176 | 26 | 157 | 19 | 3 | ||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 708 | 603 | 100 | 162 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 17 | 90 | 67 | .269 | .366 | .377 | .743 | 99 | 227 | 13 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1940 | 21 | BRO | NL | 84 | 361 | -0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.7 | 13 | 20 | 1.9 | .509 | .505 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 19 | 6 | MVP-26 | |
| 1941 | 22 | BRO | NL | 152 | 674 | -24 | -1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | -2 | -0.3 | 24 | 22 | 2.0 | .499 | .499 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 9 | *6 | ||
| 1942 | 23 | BRO | NL | 151 | 656 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 3.5 | 20 | 51 | 5.5 | .524 | .522 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 30 | *6 | AS,MVP-25 | |
| 1946 | 27 | BRO | NL | 152 | 644 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 3.5 | 23 | 54 | 5.7 | .523 | .522 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 45 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | |
| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | 142 | 589 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 3.9 | 21 | 59 | 5.9 | .527 | .524 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 48 | *6 | AS,MVP-8 | |
| 1948 | 29 | BRO | NL | 151 | 655 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 23 | 45 | 4.5 | .515 | .514 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 39 | *6 | AS,MVP-6 | |
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | 155 | 742 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 26 | 69 | 6.8 | .528 | .527 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 57 | *6 | AS,MVP-5 | |
| 1950 | 31 | BRO | NL | 141 | 633 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1.6 | 21 | 39 | 3.7 | .513 | .511 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 34 | $35,000 | *6/5 | AS,MVP-24 |
| 1951 | 32 | BRO | NL | 154 | 711 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 24 | 48 | 4.7 | .516 | .515 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 43 | *6 | AS,MVP-15 | |
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | 149 | 660 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.6 | 22 | 46 | 4.8 | .517 | .516 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 44 | *6 | AS,MVP-8 | |
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | 140 | 625 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 2.9 | 21 | 52 | 4.9 | .521 | .519 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 45 | $33,500 | *6 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1954 | 35 | BRO | NL | 141 | 661 | 20 | 5 | -1 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 3.8 | 22 | 61 | 6.0 | .528 | .524 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 55 | *6 | AS,MVP-9 | |
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | 145 | 652 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 1.9 | 22 | 43 | 4.0 | .515 | .513 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 36 | *6 | MVP-9 | |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | 147 | 648 | -12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.2 | 22 | 27 | 2.3 | .504 | .503 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 23 | *65 | MVP-8 | |
| 1957 | 38 | BRO | NL | 103 | 378 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | -8 | -0.9 | 13 | 5 | 0.3 | .492 | .495 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -6 | $35,000 | 56 | |
| 1958 | 39 | LAD | NL | 59 | 181 | 0 | -1 | -0 | -5 | 2 | -4 | -0.5 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | .492 | .497 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 7 | $30,000 | 65 | |
| 16 Seasons | 2166 | 9470 | 31 | 43 | -1 | 117 | 130 | 320 | 31.7 | 321 | 641 | 63.1 | .515 | .513 | 52.2 | 25.5 | 524 | $133,500 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1941 | 22 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .304 | .448 | .348 | .796 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .526 | .907 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .345 | .387 | .448 | .835 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .208 | .321 | .292 | .613 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | W | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .296 | .367 | .333 | .700 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .222 | .276 | .296 | .572 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Yrs (7 Series) | 44 | 191 | 169 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | .272 | .346 | .349 | .695 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 WS | 44 | 191 | 169 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | .272 | .346 | .349 | .695 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1940 | BRO | NL | 21 | SS | 83 | 78 | 71 | 446 | 190 | 238 | 18 | 41 | .960 | 5.16 | .950 | 5.50 | MVP-26 | |||||
| 1941 | BRO | NL | 22 | SS | 151 | 148 | 144 | 866 | 346 | 473 | 47 | 76 | .946 | 5.42 | .951 | 5.17 | ||||||
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 23 | SS | 151 | 151 | 150 | 854 | 337 | 482 | 35 | 99 | .959 | 5.42 | .955 | 5.22 | AS,MVP-25 | |||||
| 1946 | BRO | NL | 27 | SS | 152 | 151 | 141 | 774 | 285 | 463 | 26 | 104 | .966 | 4.92 | .957 | 5.15 | AS,MVP-6 | |||||
| 1947 | BRO | NL | 28 | SS | 142 | 142 | 136 | 732 | 266 | 441 | 25 | 99 | .966 | 4.98 | .963 | 5.11 | AS,MVP-8 | |||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 29 | SS | 149 | 149 | 143 | 819 | 335 | 453 | 31 | 93 | .962 | 5.29 | .959 | 4.98 | AS,MVP-6 | |||||
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 30 | SS | 155 | 155 | 152 | 788 | 316 | 454 | 18 | 93 | .977 | 4.97 | .961 | 5.04 | AS,MVP-5 | |||||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 31 | SS | 134 | 134 | 128 | 1178.1 | 706 | 282 | 398 | 26 | 94 | .963 | 5.19 | 5.07 | .961 | 5.22 | 5.16 | AS,MVP-24 | ||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 31 | 3B | 7 | 7 | 6 | 60.1 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.73 | 3.57 | .948 | 3.31 | 3.27 | AS,MVP-24 | ||
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 32 | SS | 154 | 154 | 148 | 1364.2 | 749 | 292 | 422 | 35 | 106 | .953 | 4.71 | 4.64 | .955 | 4.89 | 4.87 | AS,MVP-15 | ||
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 33 | SS | 145 | 144 | 131 | 1255.2 | 679 | 282 | 376 | 21 | 89 | .969 | 4.72 | 4.54 | .960 | 5.04 | 5.00 | AS,MVP-8 | ||
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | SS | 135 | 135 | 128 | 1171.0 | 668 | 265 | 380 | 23 | 83 | .966 | 7 | 7 | 4.96 | 4.78 | .958 | 5.04 | 4.94 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | SS | 140 | 140 | 133 | 1253.0 | 721 | 270 | 426 | 25 | 74 | .965 | 6 | 6 | 5.00 | 4.97 | .959 | 5.15 | 5.12 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | SS | 142 | 142 | 133 | 1248.2 | 666 | 239 | 404 | 23 | 86 | .965 | 7 | 7 | 4.63 | 4.53 | .964 | 5.02 | 4.98 | MVP-9 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | SS | 136 | 134 | 121 | 1157.0 | 653 | 263 | 367 | 23 | 79 | .965 | 4 | 5 | 4.90 | 4.63 | .962 | 4.94 | 4.89 | MVP-8 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | 3B | 12 | 9 | 9 | 86.2 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 0 | 3 | 2.80 | 2.25 | .956 | 3.05 | 3.02 | MVP-8 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 38 | 3B | 75 | 62 | 60 | 582.0 | 230 | 51 | 166 | 13 | 5 | .943 | 10 | 20 | 3.36 | 2.89 | .952 | 2.96 | 2.98 | |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 38 | SS | 23 | 20 | 19 | 188.0 | 114 | 46 | 62 | 6 | 16 | .947 | 2 | 10 | 5.17 | 4.70 | .958 | 4.82 | 4.85 | |
| 1958 | LAD | NL | 39 | SS | 22 | 19 | 15 | 166.0 | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 14 | .929 | -4 | -27 | 4.23 | 3.55 | .964 | 5.11 | 5.08 | |
| 1958 | LAD | NL | 39 | 3B | 21 | 19 | 17 | 166.0 | 59 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 2 | .932 | -1 | -9 | 2.98 | 2.62 | .952 | 3.18 | 3.16 | |
| 16 Seasons | SS | 2014 | 1996 | 1893 | 8982.1 | 10319 | 4040 | 5891 | 388 | 1246 | .962 | 22 | 3 | 4.86 | 4.93 | .958 | 5.04 | 5.07 | ||||
| 4 Seasons | 3B | 115 | 97 | 92 | 895.0 | 343 | 84 | 240 | 19 | 9 | .945 | 9 | 12 | 3.26 | 2.82 | .952 | 3.03 | 3.03 | ||||
| 16 Seasons | TOT | 2129 | 2093 | 1985 | 9877.1 | 10662 | 4124 | 6131 | 407 | 1255 | .962 | 31 | 4 | 4.72 | 4.82 | .958 | 4.86 | 4.96 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
Hall of Fame
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| Black Ink | Batting - 7 (318), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 102 (219), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 100 (159), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 39 (181), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Shortstop (17th), 63.1 career WAR/39.6 7yr-peak WAR/51.4 JAWS Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 63.1 career WAR/41.0 7yr-peak WAR/52.1 JAWS |
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1950 | 31 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $35,000 | BJHA; 2/8/50 NYT | |
| 1953 | 34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $33,500 | 1/21/53 TSN | |
| 1957 | 38 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $35,000 | 3/6/57 TSN | |
| 1958 | 39 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $30,000 | 12-15-58 LA Times | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $133,500 | ||||
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