Pokey Reese (Calvin Reese) was born on June 10, 1973 in Columbia, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 1997 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 4 home runs and 26 RBI. Reese played for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Pokey Reese's best season was 1999, when he stole 38 bases, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 52 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1997
CIN
N
128
397
48
87
4
26
.219
.284
.287
15
0
31
82
5
4
25
2
1
1998
CIN
N
59
133
20
34
1
16
.256
.322
.323
2
2
14
28
0
2
3
1
3
1999
CIN
N
149
585
85
167
10
52
.285
.330
.417
37
5
35
81
6
5
38
3
9
2000
CIN
N
135
518
76
132
12
46
.255
.319
.386
20
6
45
86
6
3
29
5
8
2001
CIN
N
133
428
50
96
9
40
.224
.284
.343
20
2
34
82
3
5
25
4
7
2002
PIT
N
119
421
46
111
4
50
.264
.330
.352
25
0
41
81
3
5
12
4
4
2003
PIT
N
37
107
9
23
1
12
.215
.271
.262
2
0
9
31
0
2
6
1
2
2004
BOS
A
96
244
32
54
3
29
.221
.271
.303
7
2
17
60
0
6
6
1
5
Total
NL
760
2589
334
650
41
242
.251
.310
.357
121
15
209
471
23
26
138
20
34
Total
AL
96
244
32
54
3
29
.221
.271
.303
7
2
17
60
0
6
6
1
5
Total
856
2833
366
704
44
271
.248
.307
.352
128
17
226
531
23
32
144
21
39
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1997
CIN
N
3B
8
1
28.1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1997
CIN
N
2B
8
4
48.2
9
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1997
CIN
N
SS
110
92
853.1
171
261
15
56
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1998
CIN
N
SS
18
13
120.1
24
24
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
.873
1998
CIN
N
2B
3
1
13.2
6
9
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1998
CIN
N
3B
32
24
211.1
20
45
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1999
CIN
N
SS
16
3
57.1
15
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1999
CIN
N
2B
146
143
1222.2
325
409
7
91
0
0
0
0
0
.991
2000
CIN
N
2B
133
129
1129
289
393
14
88
0
0
0
0
0
.980
2001
CIN
N
2B
51
46
406.2
100
142
5
28
0
0
0
0
0
.980
2001
CIN
N
SS
78
70
621.1
117
224
10
34
0
0
0
0
0
.972
2002
PIT
N
2B
117
116
991.1
283
363
8
84
0
0
0
0
0
.988
2003
PIT
N
2B
33
29
259
66
119
6
24
0
0
0
0
0
.969
2004
BOS
A
SS
71
56
507.2
85
189
6
37
0
0
0
0
0
.979
2004
BOS
A
2B
30
18
152
49
63
1
15
0
0
0
0
0
.991
Total
3B
40
25
239.2
22
48
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
.986
Total
SS
293
234
2160
412
714
38
138
0
0
0
0
0
.967
Total
2B
521
486
4223
1127
1518
41
335
0
0
0
0
0
.985
Transactions
Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (20th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 3, 1991).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Dennys Reyes to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Gabe White and Luke Hudson (December 18, 2001).
Traded by Colorado Rockies to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Scott Hatteberg (December 19, 2001).