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If I had my career to play over, one thing I'd do differently is swing more. Those 1,200 walks I got, nobody remembers them.
Pee Wee Reese
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Pee Wee Reese
Age: 81 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 23
Died: 1999
Died: August 14
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Harold Henry Pee Wee Reese
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