| Jack Reed | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1933-02-02)February 2, 1933 Silver City, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: November 10, 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 89) Indianola, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 23, 1961, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1963, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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John Burwell Reed (February 2, 1933 – November 10, 2022) was an American professional baseball player, anoutfielder over all or parts of three seasons (1961–1963) with theNew York Yankees. Reed was a member of the1961 and1962 World Series champion Yankees, although he did not appear in the latter series. An alumnus of theUniversity of Mississippi, Reed's primary role for the Yanks was as a late-inning defensive replacement for injury-riddled star outfielderMickey Mantle. For this reason, he was popularly known as Mantle's "caddie."[1]
Reed threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). He spent his entire professional career in the Yankee organization as a player (1953–1955; 1958–1964) and minor leaguemanager (1965–1967). During his Major League career, Reedhit .233 with onehome run and sixruns batted in in 222 games played (and 129at-bats). He was only one of seven players inMajor League Baseball history with more career games played thanplate appearances.[2] He appeared in three games of the1961 World Series against theCincinnati Reds (won by the Yankees in five games) as a defensive replacement, spelling Mantle,Héctor López andJohnny Blanchard; he did not have a plate appearance.
On June 24, 1962, Reed hit the only home run of his career in the top of the22nd inning, as the Yankees beat theDetroit Tigers 9–7 in the longest game in Yankees' history.[3] The blow came offPhil Regan atTiger Stadium. Reed's 30 MLBhits also included twodoubles and onetriple.
Reed died on November 10, 2022.[4]