John Reese (baseball)
John Edward "Bubbles" Reese (born April 19, 1895) was a Negro leagues outfielder and manager for a couple years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.
| John Edward Reese | |||
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| Outfielder / Manager | |||
| Born: April 19, 1895 Pensacola, Florida | |||
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| debut | |||
| 1918, for the Bacharach Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1931, for the St. Louis Stars | |||
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In 1917, 22 year-old Reese registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his employer and home address as Morris Brown University in Atlanta, Georgia. He lists his occupation as a janitor in the Odd Fellow Building. And he lists himself as single but with a 3-year-old child and mother listed as dependents.[2]
References
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
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