Billy Reed (baseball)
Appearance
Billy Reed | |
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(1952) | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Shawano, Wisconsin | November 12, 1922|
Died: December 5, 2005 Houston, Texas | (aged 83)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1952, for the Boston Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 6, 1952, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Hits | 13 |
Home runs | 0 |
Teams | |
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William Joseph Reed (November 12, 1922 – December 5, 2005) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946 and later played at the Major League level with the Boston Braves in 1952.[1]
Reed attended the University of Notre Dame.[2]
Basketball career
[edit]Reed also played professional basketball.[3] During the winter season in 1946–47, he played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League and averaged 2.6 points per game.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Reed". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Billy Reed Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Billy Reed". Peach Basket Society. April 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Billy Reed NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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- 1922 births
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- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American men's basketball players
- Baseball players from Wisconsin
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Boston Braves players
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- Forwards (basketball)
- Green Bay Bluejays players
- Hartford Chiefs players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Oshkosh All-Stars players
- People from Shawano, Wisconsin
- Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni
- St. Norbert College alumni
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Toledo Sox players
- American baseball second baseman stubs
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs