Donald Ray Reeves (July 31, 1911 – January 3, 1973), nicknamed "Soup", was an American
baseball right fielder in the
Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1941 with the
Atlanta Black Crackers,
Indianapolis ABCs, and the
Chicago American Giants. He was a graduate of
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States. Found ...
, then known as Clark College, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He was selected to the 1940
East-West Game. After his baseball career, he became a teacher in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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Clark University alumni
Atlanta Black Crackers players
Indianapolis ABCs players
Chicago American Giants players
Burials at South-View Cemetery
Baseball outfielders
Baseball players from Atlanta
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