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1939 Pee Wee Reese Pre-Rookie Photograph (PSA Type III)
Pee Wee Reese rose to fame as the shortstop and captain of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he continued his 16-year Major League career when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Presented is a 1939, Type III Associated Press photo of Reese when he was playing minor league baseball for his hometown Louisville Colonels. In 1938, the Hall of Famer was in the American Association, playing his second season with Louisville and the Boston Red Sox farm director, Billy Evans, was so enthralled with Reese that he convinced the Red Sox to buy the Louisville team so that Boston would have Reese in their organization. In 1939, Evans and Red Sox owner sent the Boston manager, and shortstop, Joe Cronin, to scout Reese, and the aging Cronin, still wanting to play regularly at shortstop, downplayed Reese's talent and discouraged the Red Sox from taking Reese to the Majors. On July 19, 1939, Reese was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $35,000 and four players to be named later, but he remained with Louisville for the remainder of the 1939 season before advancing to the Brooklyn Dodgers for 1940, his rookie season. Reese became a 10-time National League All-Star, and he helped the Brooklyn Dodgers to the team's only World Championship in 1955. Reese went on to play a single season for the Dodgers after the team moved to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, and he hit .269 for his career, with 126 home runs and 232 stolen bases. His superb defense was the main reason for his Hall of Fame selection. The black and white photo would measure 8x10" but for some irregularly trimming of about 1/4" along the bottom border, and slightly more in the lower left corner. The photo has creasing in the lower right corner and also on the left side. In addition, there is minor paper loss in several areas. The back of the photo has a clipping of the photo caption, reading "Harold (Peewee)[sic] Reese, Louisville shortstop, who was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers for $35,000 and four players, is shown warming up before the start of an American Association All-Star game. He played shortstop for the All-Star team against the Kansas City squad." The back of the photo is stamped "Published July 23, 1939/The Inquirer." It has been encapsulated and graded PSA Type III. It has value as a pre-rookie photo of a Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Fame immortal.
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