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Upon his graduation from DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY), Reese didn't seem destined for the bigs. He played just five games as a senior, after all, so he found work splicing cables for a phone company. Climbing up and down the poles helped him bulk up, and he muscled his way into the Brooklyn lineup by 1940.
A rangy southpaw, Steve backed up his rookie year with another fine season in 1968. The lefty escaped the sophomore jinx as he posted five shutouts and struck out 162 batters. One of his shutouts was a neat one-hitter, which he fired at the Chicago Cubs in June.
Got into 67 games in the 1951 pennant battle. He had 150 at bats. His 42 hits were good for a total of 59 bases. His batting average was .280. There was a spell around mid-season when pitchers had the roughest time getting Cal out. His average skyrocketed. Cal's career began in 1942.
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