Wendell Magee | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. | August 3, 1972|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 1996, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 2002, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 24 |
Runs batted in | 122 |
Teams | |
Wendell Errol Magee (born August 3, 1972), is a retired Major League Baseball player who played outfield from 1996 to 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers. Magee also played for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2004–2005.
Career
[edit]Magee played football at Hattiesburg High School in Mississippi but was never picked to play on the school's baseball team. He accepted a scholarship to play college football at Tennessee State on the condition that he be allowed to play for the school's baseball team as well. However, after one season, coaches told Magee that he would not be allowed to play baseball because he was too valuable as a baseball player. Magee then transferred to Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi, to play football for his former high school coach as well as college baseball.[1] After one season at Pearl River, Magee transferred to Samford University where he played baseball and football as a running back[2] (under head coaches Terry Bowden and Chan Gailey) for the Samford Bulldogs. He was later inducted into the athletics halls of fame for both Peral River and Samford.[1][3] He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the twelfth round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
Magee was assigned to the Batavia Clippers of the New York–Penn League to begin his professional career in 1994.[4] He made his Major League debut with the Phillies on August 16, 1996, at Veterans Stadium against the San Francisco Giants, pinch hitting for Mike Williams.[4][5] Magee played parts of four seasons as an outfielder with the Phillies, never appearing in more than 38 games. Before the 2000 season, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers where he received substantially more playing time.[6] By 2002, he was the team's starting center fielder, his first and only season as a starter.[7]
In February 2003, he signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians. The following month, he was traded to the Phillies for a player to be named later.[6] He spent the 2003 season with the AAA affiliates of the Phillies, Tigers and Colorado Rockies. He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, his last in professional baseball.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 2021, Magee wrote a book entitled Set the Captives Free which was published by Fulton Books.[8] As of 2021[update], Magee lived in Hoover, Alabama. He is a lifelong friend of National Football League All-Pro Larry Whigham.[1] His son, Josh, played three seasons of Minor League Baseball and also played college football as a wide receiver at UAB and South Alabama.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Pearl River's Wendell Magee Jr. to be inducted into MCC Sports Hall of Fame". Picayune Item. April 26, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, John (May 20, 2020). "Meet RTD Sports: John O'Connor recalls the Ewing-Sampson showdown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Baseball Holds First Hall Of Fame Banquet". Samford University Athletics. February 25, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wendell Magee Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, August 16, 1996". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Wendell Magee Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "2002 Detroit Tigers Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Wendell E. Magee, Jr.'s New Book 'Set the Captives Free' is a Gripping Handbook Filled With Encouraging Stories That Aim to Help Readers to Open Their Hearts for Christ". Newswire. January 13, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "South Alabama WR Josh Magee has traveled long road". AL.com. September 9, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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