Eddie Reed | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | October 12, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Straven, Alabama |
Death Place: | Great Falls, Montana |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1953 |
Debutteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
Finalyear: | 1955 |
Finalteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
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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.
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 393. 2001. 9780803280007.