Tom Gee Explained

Tom Gee
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:February 9, 1900
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1925
Debutteam:Lincoln Giants
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Lincoln Giants
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Thomas Henry Gee, Jr. (February 9, 1900 – August 15, 1984) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.

Biography

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

Gee's brother, Rich Gee, also played in the Negro leagues, and was Tom's teammate with the Giants in 1925 and 1926.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Robinson. Frazier. Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball League. 2000. Syracuse University Press. 13. 9780815606581. 18 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Forgotten Heroes: George "Tubby" Scales. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. July 18, 2014.
  3. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .