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. He continued to play minor league baseball through 1962. Reed died in Great Falls, Montana in 2009 at age 79.

References

  1. "Eddie Reed". legacy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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