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Jimmie Reese

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: October 1, 1901 in New York, NY us

Died: July 13, 1994 in Santa Ana, CA

Buried: Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1930 (Age 28-200d, 7,061st in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1932 (Age 30-360d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: James Herman Reese

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

AB

742

H

206

HR

BA

.278

R

123

RBI

SB

OBP

.324

SLG

.373

OPS

.697

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1930	28	NYY	AL	77	203	188	44	65	14	2	3	18	1	1	11	8	.346	.382	.489	.871	123	92	0	4	0	4H/5
1931	29	NYY	AL	65	265	245	41	59	10	2	3	26	2	3	17	10	.241	.293	.335	.627	68	82	1	2	0	4/H
1932	30	STL	NL	90	334	309	38	82	15	0	2	26	4	8	20	19	.265	.314	.333	.648	71	103	2	2	0	4H
1933	31	CHC-min	AA	104	393	393		130	23	6	5						.331	.331	.458	.789		180					LOS · PCL
1934	32	CHC-min	AA	180	733	733		228	31	12	3						.311	.311	.398	.709		292					LOS · PCL
1935	33	CHC-min	AA	155	576	576		171	28	8	1						.297	.297	.378	.675		218					LOS · PCL
1936	34	CHC-min	AA	146	515	515		139	21	3	0						.270	.270	.322	.592		166					LOS · PCL
1937	35	BOS-min	AA	138	506	506		159	23	7	2						.314	.314	.399	.713		202					SDG · PCL
1940	38	CHC-min	AA	2	5	5		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0					LOS · PCL
3 Yrs				232	802	742	123	206	39	4	8	70	7	12	48	37	.278	.324	.373	.697	84	277	3	8	0
162 Game Avg.				162	560	518	86	144	27	3	6	49	5	8	34	26	.278	.324	.373	.697	84	193	2	6	0

NYY (2 yrs)				142	468	433	85	124	24	4	6	44	3	4	28	18	.286	.331	.402	.733	92	174	1	6	0
STL (1 yr)				90	334	309	38	82	15	0	2	26	4	8	20	19	.265	.314	.333	.648	71	103	2	2	0

AL (2 yrs)				142	468	433	85	124	24	4	6	44	3	4	28	18	.286	.331	.402	.733	92	174	1	6	0
NL (1 yr)				90	334	309	38	82	15	0	2	26	4	8	20	19	.265	.314	.333	.648	71	103	2	2	0

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ah, Jimmie Reese, fungo-hitting coach extraordinaire for many decades and the man who lived the best baseball life ever! His love of baseball was endless, his enthusiasm infectious! Too bad he never got to write his autobiography, which should have been titled "I roomed with Babe Ruth's suitcase!"

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