Reese, who overcame prostate cancer years ago, underwent radiation treatment for lung cancer in March 1997 after doctors removed a malignant tumor.
If a player really needed a friend, Pee Wee was there for him.' If a player needed to be kicked in the fanny, Pee Wee would do that, too. 'If a player needed to be consoled, Pee Wee would console him. 'He was the heart and soul of the 'Boys of Summer,'' longtime Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully said Saturday. The cause was not immediately known.įlags at Dodger Stadium were flown at half-staff for Saturday night's game against Atlanta. The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Reese's death. LOS ANGELES (AP) Pee Wee Reese, the Hall of Fame shortstop and Brooklyn Dodgers captain who smoothed Jackie Robinson's entry into major league baseball as its first black player, died Saturday. Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese dead at 81 Appeared in The Los Angeles Times on Aug/ Obituaries / Pee Wee Reese
