Rich Gee
Appearance
Rich Gee | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Cleburne, Texas | July 16, 1894|
Died: January 3, 1968 Cleburne, Texas | (aged 73)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1923, for the Lincoln Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1926, for the Lincoln Giants | |
Teams | |
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Richard Raymond Gee (July 16, 1894 – January 3, 1968) 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 1920-1922.[1] He played for the Lincoln Giants from 1923 to 1926.[2]
Family life
Gee's brother, Tom Gee, also played in the Negro leagues, and was Rich's teammate with the Giants in 1925 and 1926.[3]
Notes
- ^ Robinson, Frazier (2000). Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball League. Syracuse University Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780815606581. Retrieved July 18, 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
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads