Donald Reeves

Donald Reeves
Right fielder
Born: (1911-07-31)July 31, 1911
Atlanta, Georgia
Died: January 3, 1973(1973-01-03) (aged 61)
Sandersville, Georgia
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
1941, for the Chicago American Giants
Career statistics
Batting average.324
Hits90
Home runs9
Runs batted in64
Stolen bases8
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Donald Ray Reeves (July 31, 1911 – January 3, 1973), nicknamed "Soup", was an American baseball right fielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1941 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, Indianapolis ABCs, and the Chicago American Giants. He was a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, then known as Clark College, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He was selected to the 1940 East-West Game. After his baseball career, he became a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.