Eddie Reed (baseball)

Eddie Reed
Outfielder
Born: (1929-10-12)October 12, 1929
Straven, Alabama
Died: January 25, 2009(2009-01-25) (aged 79)
Great Falls, Montana
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1953, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1955, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

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.

  1. ^ "Eddie Reed". legacy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. p. 393. ISBN 9780803280007.
  3. ^ "Eddie Reed Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.