Pee Wee Reese played shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1940 to 1957. He played in nearly 2200 games and had a life time batting average of .269. While with the team the Dodgers won six National League Pennants. In 1959 he became one of the first baseball sports broadcasters. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

Pee Wee Reese played shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1940 to 1957. He played in nearly 2200 games and had a life time batting average of .269. While with the team the Dodgers won six National League Pennants. In 1959 he became one of the first baseball sports broadcasters. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

Pee Wee Reese played shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1940 to 1957. He played in nearly 2200 games and had a life time batting average of .269. While with the team the Dodgers won six National League Pennants. In 1959 he became one of the first baseball sports broadcasters. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

Golenbock describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.

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