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Jimmy Reese

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Jimmy Reese
Pitcher
Born: Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox
Last appearance
1940, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams

James "Jimmy" Reese, also called "Lefty" and "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

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  1. ^ "Jimmy Reese Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. p. 657. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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