Pee Wee Reese
MLB debut April 23, 1940 for the Brooklyn Dodgers Last MLB appearance September 26, 1958 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Career statistics Batting average .269 Home runs 126 Runs batted in 885 Teams Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1940–1942, 1946–1958) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1942, 1946–1954) 2× World Series champion (1955, 1959) Los Angeles Dodgers #1 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1984 Vote Veteran's Committee 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 and 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. Reese is also famous for his support of his teammate Jackie Robinson, the first modern African American player in the major leagues, especially in Robinson's difficult first years.