title: Billy Reed (baseball)
text: # Billy Reed (baseball)
  
  William Joseph Reed (November 12, 1922 – December 5, 2005) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946 and later played at the Major League level with the Boston Braves in 1952.
  
  Reed attended the University of Notre Dame.
  
  ## Basketball career
  
  Reed also played professional basketball. During the winter season in 1946–47, he played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League and averaged 2.6 points per game.
  
  