Donald Reeves

Donald Reeves
Donald Reeves
	Right fielder
	Born: July 31, 1911; Atlanta, Georgia
	Died: January 3, 1973 (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
Hits	90
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	64
Stolen bases	8
Teams
	Atlanta Black Crackers (1937–1938); Indianapolis ABCs (1939); Chicago American Giants (1940–1941);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro American League batting champion (1938); All-Star (1940);

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

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

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