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Tommie Lee Agee
New York Mets
Outfield
Born: August 9, 1942, Magnolia, AL
Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1961 season
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1962-64; Chicago White Sox 1966-67; New York Mets 1968-72; Houston Astros 1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1973
World Series Appearances: New York Mets 1969
Died: January 22, 2001, New York, NY (age 58)
Died: January 22, 2001, New York, NY (age 58)
Tommie Agee toiled in the Indians' system for four seasons before an eight-player, three-team trade sent him to the White Sox prior to the start of the 1965 season. With the White Sox, Agee broke out in 1966, making his first All-Star team, winning American League Rookie of the Year honors and also capturing the first of two career Gold Gloves. The Mets acquired him from the White Sox following the 1967 season and Agee would provide stellar defense in center field for the eventual 1969 World Champions, the Miracle Mets. He's best remembered for making two dramatic catches in center field during Game 3 of the Series, and he'd win his second Gold Glove in 1970. In 1,130 career games, Agee batted .255 with 130 home runs and 433 RBIs. Extremely popular among Mets' fans, Agee was inducted posthumously into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2002.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #341
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Mets Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
The every day center fielder for the Mets, Agee made 137 starts during the regular season and played every inning of the Mets' eight postseason games. In 149 games overall during the regular season, he batted .271 with a career-high 26 home runs and 76 RBIs. Agee also ran away with the team lead in strikeouts with 137.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #166
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1965-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2005 Upper Deck Classics #91
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 129 in the Beckett online database as of 7/7/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 49th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me a little over $2.
The Card / Mets Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
Agee is shown wearing a White Sox uniform and he'd have to wait until the 1970 Topps to actually be pictured in a Mets uniform. The back of the card highlights his Rookie of the Year win and his seven double plays from the outfield in 1966.
Accuracy Index: Agee's card is a lowly -8 for the year in which he's most fondly remembered.
1969 Season
The every day center fielder for the Mets, Agee made 137 starts during the regular season and played every inning of the Mets' eight postseason games. In 149 games overall during the regular season, he batted .271 with a career-high 26 home runs and 76 RBIs. Agee also ran away with the team lead in strikeouts with 137.
He batted .167 in the World Series, but it was his defense that helped contribute to the Mets World Series victory. His Game 3 defense potentially saved five runs. His catch in the fourth inning of that game off the bat of Elrod Hendricks (#277) ended the inning and left two Orioles' runners stranded. Topps featured the catch in on a World Series card in its 1970 set. With the bases loaded and two outs in seventh inning, he'd make a diving catch to end the Orioles' threat. Agee finished sixth in the postseason National League MVP voting.
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #166
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1965-74
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2005 Upper Deck Classics #91
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 129 in the Beckett online database as of 7/7/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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