Eddie Reed (baseball)
Appearance
Eddie Reed | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Straven, Alabama | October 12, 1929|
Died: January 25, 2009 Great Falls, Montana | (aged 79)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1953, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1955, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Teams | |
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Edward Lee Reed (October 12, 1929 – January 25, 2009) was an American Negro league outfielder for the Memphis Red Sox in the 1950s.
A native of Straven, Alabama, Reed served in the US Army prior to his professional baseball career.[1] Reed was selected to represent Memphis in the 1953 East–West All-Star Game.[2] He continued to play minor league baseball through 1962.[3] Reed died in Great Falls, Montana in 2009 at age 79.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eddie Reed". legacy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 393. ISBN 9780803280007.
- ^ "Eddie Reed Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Eddie Reed at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum