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Jun 28, 2024 · As a fixture in the community, an elementary school (P.S. 193), bowling alley, and little league stadium have been named in his honor.
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. [1]
Apr 19, 2024 · The actor and comedian Gabe Kaplan remembers his restless Brooklyn youth, filled with betting, bowling, and baseball—and how a fateful encounter with a famous boxer changed his life.
Pee Wee Reese was an American professional baseball player and broadcaster who was the captain of the famous “Boys of Summer” Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s. Reese, a shortstop, played his entire 16-year career (1940–58) with the Dodgers, the first 15 in Brooklyn, before he moved with the team.
Aug 15, 1999 · Pee Wee was known as the ultimate winner. Yet he won only one World Series championship. Pee Wee was a Dodger who became a hero without bells and whistles, without attitude or shtick.
Apr 13, 2013 · The story is that Reese crossed the entire infield to make his gesture. That is a significant occurrence. Jackie Robinson's friendship with Pee Wee Reese was much bigger than just one...
Reese also owned a Louisville bowling alley, Pee Wee Reese Lanes, for many years. Reese was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1997. He had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, then underwent radiation treatment.
