Jimmy Reese
| Jimmy Reese | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: Unknown Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Died: Unknown Unknown | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1940, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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James "Lefty" Reese, also called "Sleeky," was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934, the Brooklyn Eagles in 1935, the Atlanta Black Crackers from 1937 to 1938 and the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940.
He graduated from Morris Brown College and later served as a school principal. [2]
References
- ^ "Jimmy Reese Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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