My Take
Pee Wee Reese is one of those figures where the more you learn, the more you respect him — not just as a ballplayer, but as a person. Yes, he was a ten-time All-Star shortstop and the heartbeat of those legendary Brooklyn Dodgers teams that finally broke through to win it all in 1955, and his Hall of Fame induction in 1984 was absolutely deserved. But what I keep coming back to is the moment in 1947 when he walked over to Jackie Robinson during a hostile road game and put his arm around him — a quiet act of solidarity that said everything about who Reese was. He grew up in Kentucky, he had every social pressure working against that gesture, and he did it anyway. That's the kind of character that outlasts any box score.
Overview
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. A ten-time All-Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pee Wee Reese
- Name (Japanese)
- ピー・ウィー・リース
- Reading
- ぴー・うぃー・りーす
- Born
- July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Ekron, Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- duPont Manual High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.