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Don Lee
Donald Edward Lee

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
School University of Arizona

Debut April 23, 1957
  vs. KCA 8.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L
Final Game August 21, 1966
Born February 26, 1934 in Globe, AZ

Son of Thornton Lee

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1957 23 DET AL   1   3  11   6   0   0   2  0   38.7   48   22   20   6   18   19   1   0   179   0   0  4.66  3.86   83 1.707
 1958 24 DET AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    1    2    2   1    1    0   1   0     9   0   0  9.00  4.03   45 1.000
 1960 26 WSH AL   8   7  44  20   1   0  10  3  165.0  160   72   63  16   64   88   3   6   698   3   0  3.44  3.95  115 1.358
 1961 27 MIN AL   3   6  37  10   4   0  14  3  115.0   93   49   45  12   35   65   4   1   466   1   0  3.52  4.27  121 1.113
 1962 28 TOT AL  11  11  36  31   5   2   4  2  205.3  204   91   79  20   63  102  10   4   880   1   0  3.46  3.91  113 1.300
         MIN AL   3   3   9   9   1   0   0  0   52.0   51   27   26   8   24   28   7   2   232   0   0  4.50  4.09   91 1.442
         LAA AL   8   8  27  22   4   2   4  2  153.3  153   64   53  12   39   74   3   2   648   1   0  3.11  3.85  124 1.252
 1963 29 LAA AL   8  11  40  22   3   2   4  1  154.0  148   74   63  12   51   89   9   5   661   4   0  3.68  3.41   93 1.292
 1964 30 LAA AL   5   4  33   8   0   0   5  2   89.3   99   39   27   6   25   73   1   1   388   1   0  2.72  3.26  120 1.388
 1965 31 TOT      0   1  17   0   0   0   6  0   22.0   29   14   13   4    8   15   2   1   102   2   0  5.32  3.37   63 1.682
         CAL AL   0   1  10   0   0   0   3  0   14.0   21   11   10   4    5   12   1   1    68   2   0  6.43  3.39   53 1.857
         HOU NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   3  0    8.0    8    3    3   0    3    3   1   0    34   0   0  3.38  3.33   99 1.375
 1966 32 TOT NL   4   1  25   0   0   0  12  0   37.0   45   24   20   4   16   16   0   3   170   2   0  4.86  3.54   73 1.649
         HOU NL   2   0   9   0   0   0   4  0   18.0   17    5    5   1    4    9   0   2    74   1   0  2.50  3.39  136 1.167
         CHC NL   2   1  16   0   0   0   8  0   19.0   28   19   15   3   12    7   0   1    96   1   0  7.11  3.68   52 2.105
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .476  40  44 244  97  13   4  58 11  828.3  827  387  332  81  281  467  31  21  3553  14   0  3.61  3.77  105 1.338
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   8  48  19   2   0  11  2  165.0  164   77   66  16   56   93   6   4   708   2   0  3.61  3.77  105 1.338
 Career High     11  11  44  31   5   2  14  3  205.3  204   91   79  20   64  102  10   6   880   4   0  2.72  4.27  121 1.113
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 23 DET AL  11   12    1    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   -9    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 26 WSH AL  44   43    3    5   1  0   1    3   0  0   4  18  .116  .191  .209    8    9   1   0   0   0   0
 1961 27 MIN AL  37   30    2    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  11  .067  .065  .067  -66    2   3   1   0   0   0
 1962 28 TOT AL  36   68    2   13   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  25  .191  .203  .206   11   14   2   0   0   0   1
         MIN AL   9   19    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   7  .211  .250  .211   24    4   0   0   0   0   0
         LAA AL  27   49    0    9   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  18  .184  .184  .204    6   10   2   0   0   0   1
 1963 29 LAA AL  40   45    2    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  17  .156  .156  .178   -4    8   7   0   0   0   1
 1964 30 LAA AL  33   23    2    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   1   5  .261  .292  .348   86    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 31 TOT     17    4    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .500  111    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CAL AL  10    3    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .667  181    2   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL   7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 32 TOT NL  25    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  478    1   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL   9    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  478    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      244  226   12   37   6  0   1   13   0  0   6  80  .164  .185  .204    7   46  14   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        150    8   25   4  0   1    9   0  0   4  53  .164  .185  .204    7   31   9   1   0   0   1
 Career High     44   68    3   13   2  0   1    3   0  0   4  25                          14   7   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 23 DET AL   13   11    0   0.0   102| .167  .266| .167  .339| .167  .402| .334  .741|  -9  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1960 26 WSH AL   48   39    2   1.4   102| .116  .265| .191  .338| .209  .405| .400  .743|   8  .103  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1961 27 MIN AL   34   32    0   0.0   109| .067  .271| .065  .347| .067  .421| .132  .768| -66  .000  -7.3  -0.7   0%
 1962 28 TOT AL   71   58    3   1.4   102| .191  .262| .203  .334| .206  .408| .409  .742|  11  .102  -8.7  -0.9   0%
         MIN AL   20   15    1   1.8   106| .211  .268| .250  .341| .211  .417| .461  .758|  24  .153  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         LAA AL   51   43    2   1.2   100| .184  .260| .184  .331| .204  .404| .388  .736|   6  .086  -6.5  -0.7   0%
 1963 29 LAA AL   52   46    1   0.6    89| .156  .248| .156  .314| .178  .384| .334  .697|  -4  .027  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1964 30 LAA AL   24   17    2   3.2    87| .261  .244| .292  .310| .348  .379| .640  .690|  86  .370  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1965 31 TOT       4    3    1   9.0    89| .250  .248| .250  .315| .500  .378| .750  .694| 111  .811   0.1   0.0   0%
         CAL AL    3    2    1  13.5    89| .333  .247| .333  .317| .667  .379|1.000  .696| 181  .901   0.3   0.0   0%
         HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0    87| .000  .249| .000  .311| .000  .376| .000  .687|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1966 32 TOT NL    1    0    1          90|1.000  .256|1.000  .314|1.000  .386|2.000  .700| 478         0.5   0.0   0%
         HOU NL    1    0    1          90|1.000  .256|1.000  .314|1.000  .386|2.000  .700| 478         0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       247  206   10   1.3    99| .164  .259| .185  .330| .204  .400| .389  .730|   7  .097 -29.6  -3.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 23 DET AL P 11 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.86 1.63 2.00 6 38.7 1958 24 DET AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1960 26 WSH AL P 44 6 31 0 3 1.000 .966 0.84 0.78 2.02 1.96 20 165.0 1961 27 MIN AL P 37 8 29 2 1 .949 .954 1.00 0.83 2.90 2.05 10 115.0 1962 28 TOT AL P 36 13 28 1 1 .976 .958 1.14 0.79 1.80 2.08 31 205.3 MIN AL P 9 5 9 1 1 .933 .959 1.56 0.79 2.42 2.08 9 52.0 LAA AL P 27 8 19 0 0 1.000 .957 1.00 0.79 1.59 2.08 22 153.3 1963 29 LAA AL P 40 8 21 1 4 .967 .954 0.72 0.79 1.69 1.99 22 154.0 1964 30 LAA AL P 33 1 12 0 0 1.000 .956 0.39 0.72 1.31 1.90 8 89.3 1965 31 TOT P 17 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 0.41 0.78 2.86 2.05 0 22.0 CAL AL P 10 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.30 0.75 1.93 2.06 0 14.0 HOU NL P 7 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.81 4.50 2.02 0 8.0 1966 32 TOT NL P 25 3 9 1 2 .923 .945 0.48 0.74 2.92 1.95 0 37.0 HOU NL P 9 3 6 1 1 .900 .947 1.00 0.74 4.50 1.95 0 18.0 CHC NL P 16 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.19 0.74 1.42 1.94 0 19.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 23 DET AL P 11 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.86 1.63 2.00 6 38.7 1958 24 DET AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1960 26 WSH AL P 44 6 31 0 3 1.000 .966 0.84 0.78 2.02 1.96 20 165.0 1961 27 MIN AL P 37 8 29 2 1 .949 .954 1.00 0.83 2.90 2.05 10 115.0 1962 28 TOT AL P 36 13 28 1 1 .976 .958 1.14 0.79 1.80 2.08 31 205.3 MIN AL P 9 5 9 1 1 .933 .959 1.56 0.79 2.42 2.08 9 52.0 LAA AL P 27 8 19 0 0 1.000 .957 1.00 0.79 1.59 2.08 22 153.3 1963 29 LAA AL P 40 8 21 1 4 .967 .954 0.72 0.79 1.69 1.99 22 154.0 1964 30 LAA AL P 33 1 12 0 0 1.000 .956 0.39 0.72 1.31 1.90 8 89.3 1965 31 TOT P 17 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 0.41 0.78 2.86 2.05 0 22.0 CAL AL P 10 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.30 0.75 1.93 2.06 0 14.0 HOU NL P 7 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.81 4.50 2.02 0 8.0 1966 32 TOT NL P 25 3 9 1 2 .923 .945 0.48 0.74 2.92 1.95 0 37.0 HOU NL P 9 3 6 1 1 .900 .947 1.00 0.74 4.50 1.95 0 18.0 CHC NL P 16 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.19 0.74 1.42 1.94 0 19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 244 43 140 6 11 .968 .957 0.75 0.78 1.99 2.00 97 828.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 244 43 140 6 11 .968 .957 0.75 0.78 1.99 2.01 97 828
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1960 AL-44-9

Hit Batsmen
1962 AL-10-4
1963 AL-9-4

Adjusted ERA+
1960 AL-115-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1066) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 27, 1956: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1959: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Charley Lau to the Milwaukee Braves for Casey Wise, Don Kaiser, and Mike Roarke.

November 30, 1959: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

May 29, 1962: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Angels for Jim Donohue.

June 1, 1965: Traded by the California Angels to the Houston Astros for Al Spangler.

June 21, 1966: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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