Tom Gee
| Tom Gee | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: February 9, 1900 Cleburne, Texas | |
| Died: August 15, 1984 (aged 84) Phoenix, Arizona | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Lincoln Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1926, for the Lincoln Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Henry Gee, Jr. (February 9, 1900 – August 15, 1984) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.
Biography[edit]
Gee was born in Cleburne, Texas. He played for the minor league Abilene Eagles of the West Texas League from 1920 to 1922.[1] He then played for the Lincoln Giants in 1925. In 1926, he started the year with the Newark Stars, but returned to the Giants after Newark disbanded midseason.[2]
He died on August 15, 1984, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Family life[edit]
Gee's brother, Rich Gee, also played in the Negro leagues, and was Tom's teammate with the Giants in 1925 and 1926.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Robinson, Frazier (2000). Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball League. Syracuse University Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780815606581. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Forgotten Heroes: George "Tubby" Scales" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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