John Reese (baseball)

John Edward "Bubbles" Reese (April 19, 1895 - October 5, 1966) was a Negro league baseball outfielder and manager for two years before the founding of the first Negro National League in 1920, until his final season in 1931.

John Reese
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1895-04-19)April 19, 1895
Pensacola, Florida
Died: October 5, 1966(1966-10-05) (aged 71)
Batted: Right
Threw: Unknown
debut
1918, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1931, for the St. Louis Stars
Career statistics
Batting average.226
Hits168
Runs batted in56
Managerial record156–63–4
Teams

As Manager

Career highlights and awards

In 1917, a 22 year-old Reese registered for the World War I draft. He listed his employer and home address as Morris Brown University in Atlanta, Georgia; his occupation was listed as a janitor in the Odd Fellow Building as single but with a 3-year-old child and mother listed as dependents.[2]

Reese played for a number of teams, most notably with the St. Louis Stars, who he played for seven seasons. He also managed the team on three occasions, leading them to the best record in the league twice.

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