Rich Gee

Richard Raymond Gee (July 16, 1894 – January 3, 1968) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.

Rich Gee
Catcher
Born: (1894-07-16)July 16, 1894
Cleburne, Texas
Died: January 3, 1968(1968-01-03) (aged 73)
Cleburne, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1923, for the Lincoln Giants
Last appearance
1926, for the Lincoln Giants
Teams

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

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



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