Pee Wee Reese

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Player
gptkbp:battingStyle Right-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Evanston,_Illinois
gptkbp:careerEnd .269
2,166
gptkbp:careerStart .366
.401
gptkbp:championshipsWon 1
gptkbp:charityWork Youth baseball programs
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-08-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida
gptkbp:diedIn All-Star Game
gptkbp:famousFor Community involvement
Team loyalty
Leadership on and off the field
Hitting for average
Base running ability
Being a pioneer for racial integration in baseball
Defensive skills at shortstop
gptkbp:famousQuote "You can't be afraid to make mistakes."
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Walter_Charles_Reese
gptkbp:gameplay 1958-09-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pee Wee Reese
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Baseball culture
Future generations of players
Sportsmanship in baseball
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkbp:legacy Respected figure in baseball history
gptkbp:nickname Pee_Wee
gptkbp:notableArtists 1984
gptkbp:notableEvent Captain_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkbp:playsFor gptkb:Louisville_Colonels
gptkb:Brooklyn_Dodgers
gptkb:New_York_Mets
gptkbp:position Shortstop
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Inducted_into_the_New_York_Mets_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Broadcaster
Baseball executive
gptkbp:profession 126
885
2,170
1,333
gptkbp:retired 1
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:team gptkb:Brooklyn_Dodgers
10
1940-04-22
gptkbp:throws Right-handed