Tommie Agee

Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 in Magnolia, Alabama - January 22, 2001 in New York City) was a center fielder most noted for making what were arguably two of the greatest catches in World Series history, both of which occurred in the same game. Agee was the 1966 Rookie of the Year, a two-time All-Star, and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, the MLB Comeback Player of the Year winner in 1969, and he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fa... more

Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 in Magnolia, Alabama - January 22, 2001 in New York City) was a center fielder most noted for making what were arguably two of the greatest catches in World Series history, both of which occurred in the same game. Agee was the 1966 Rookie of the Year, a two-time All-Star, and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, the MLB Comeback Player of the Year winner in 1969, and he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2002. His major league career was split between five teams: Cleveland Indians (1962-64), Chicago White Sox (1965-67), New York Mets (1968-72), Houston Astros (1973) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973). Tommie Agee was a star at Grambling State University. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians for a $60,000 bonus. He made only a few token appearances for the Indians over the next few years before being traded to the White Sox before the 1966 season. That year, a solid season in which he had 98 runs, 84 runs batted in, and 44 stolen bases,... less