Donald Reeves | |
Position: | Right fielder |
Birth Date: | July 31, 1911 |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Death Place: | Sandersville, Georgia |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | Atlanta Black Crackers |
Finalyear: | 1941 |
Finalteam: | Chicago American Giants |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .324 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 90 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 9 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 64 |
Stat5label: | Stolen bases |
Stat5value: | 8 |
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Donald Ray Reeves (July 31, 1911 - January 3, 1973), nicknamed "Soup", was an American baseball right fielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1941 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, Indianapolis ABCs, and the Chicago American Giants. He was a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, then known as Clark College, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He was selected to the 1940 East-West Game. After his baseball career, he became a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
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