Charlie Lea

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 194lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France fr

Died: November 11, 2011 in Collierville, TN

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) and the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).

High School: Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN)

Schools: Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)

Debut: June 12, 1980 (Age 23-170d, 14,316th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 31-281d)
vs. CAL 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Charles William Lea

Pronunciation: \LEE\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

3.54

152

144

923.1

535

WHIP

1.305

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-12 / in Starts: 12-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	129	4	Apr 9	MIN		TOR	L,0-10	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.1	8	5	4	1	4	2	0	6.75	6.71	26	94	59	14	9	11	9	4	4	0	37			2	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.189	.99	-0.14%	-2.27	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d5
2	130	8	Apr 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	6.0	7	3	3	2	2	0	0	5.56	4.80	26	99	56	12	8	10	12	3	3	0	46			4	1	0	23	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.08	-0.124	1.31	-0.09%	-0.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
3	131	16	Apr 24	MIN		CLE	W,13-7	GS-3		9	3.0	5	4	4	3	3	2	0	6.91	6.40	16	72	42	7	8	2	7	2	0	1	33			1	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	-0.268	.80	-0.12%	-2.50	1t start tie	3t 3 out d1
4	132	21	Apr 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-4	L(0-3)	5	3.1	8	6	5	1	5	1	0	8.15	6.05	20	75	49	14	2	6	8	4	0	0	26			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	.79	-0.356	.63	-0.17%	-4.50	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 1 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	133	29	May 9	MIN		MIL	L,6-9	GS-7		8	6.0	6	3	3	3	5	0	0	7.23	5.18	23	98	63	10	14	5	10	7	0	0	50			1	0	1	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.118	.51	0.04%	1.00	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a3
6	134	37	May 19	MIN		KCR	L,1-14	3-7		9	4.2	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	6.67	4.85	20	70	48	6	3	2	14	4	6	0		0	0	0	0	0	18	1	1	0	1	0	0	.02	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.26	3t --- 1 out d9	7t 3 out d11
7	135	42	May 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-5	GS-5	W(1-3)	4	5.0	8	4	4	2	4	0	0	6.75	4.48	24	91	53	11	9	6	12	5	1	0	37			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	1	1	0	1.19	-0.202	.99	-0.10%	-1.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out a2
8	136	48	May 31	MIN		TEX	W,8-6	GS-4		6	4.0	8	6	4	0	4	1	1	6.99	4.51	20	90	62	11	12	5	9	3	1	1	30			1	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	1	0	.71	-0.324	.64	-0.18%	-4.00	1t start tie	4t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	137	54	Jun 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,8-10	GS-6		6	6.0	9	3	3	2	0	1	1	6.65	4.78	29	86	56	7	9	9	16	6	2	1	40			3	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.109	1.19	-0.06%	-0.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
10	138	59	Jun 12	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-2	GS-7	W(2-3)	4	7.0	4	2	2	5	2	1	0	6.08	4.97	29	105	55	13	5	9	12	2	5	1	58			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	.81	0.160	.86	0.10%	1.56	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
11	139	64	Jun 18	MIN		SEA	W,6-2	GS-7	W(3-3)	5	7.0	3	0	0	4	5	0	0	5.34	4.74	28	101	58	17	11	6	13	5	1	0	72			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	1	.83	0.289	1.30	0.27%	3.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
12	140	71	Jun 26(1)	MIN	@	OAK	W,11-0	GS-6	W(4-3)	7	6.0	5	0	0	2	2	0	1	4.83	4.63	27	101	59	10	8	7	15	3	4	0	62			2	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.272	2.62	0.44%	2.85	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	141	77	Jul 2	MIN	@	MIL	W,8-2	GS-8	W(5-3)	5	7.2	8	2	1	2	7	0	0	4.44	4.32	32	106	68	18	5	6	17	5	1	0	62			1	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	.85	0.293	1.55	0.32%	1.72	1b start a 1	8b 1-- 2 out a6
14	142	82	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	L,3-4	GS-6	L(5-4)	4	6.0	7	4	4	2	6	1	1	4.56	4.33	28	108	71	18	11	7	12	7	4	0	46			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.203	2.86	-0.26%	-1.01	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
15	143	88	Jul 15	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(6-4)	7	6.1	9	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.43	4.33	27	96	64	15	7	8	14	5	2	1	49			0	0	0	26	2	1	0	2	0	0	1.01	0.069	1.75	0.07%	0.40	1b start a 2	7b --3 1 out a2
16	144	93	Jul 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-9	GS-4		4	4.0	7	4	3	0	0	1	0	4.53	4.41	20	62	41	11	1	8	11	3	2	1	34			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	1	.65	-0.206	1.15	-0.22%	-1.96	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
17	145	97	Jul 25	MIN		TOR	W,5-4	GS-7		4	6.1	6	3	3	5	3	1	0	4.52	4.53	28	112	69	17	14	5	14	5	2	1	47			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.134	1.71	0.12%	1.58	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	146	104	Aug 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-11	GS-3	L(6-5)	7	3.0	6	6	6	1	1	2	0	4.93	4.76	16	53	31	6	3	2	10	3	3	2	23			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.343	.88	-0.29%	-4.53	1b start tie	3b 3 out d5
19	147	110	Aug 7	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-6	L(6-6)	4	6.0	7	4	3	1	0	1	0	4.91	4.79	26	86	56	11	2	9	16	3	4	0	43			0	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	1	0	.66	-0.171	.85	-0.13%	-1.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
20	148	114	Aug 12	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	GS-7		4	7.0	5	3	3	3	3	1	0	4.84	4.81	28	103	64	12	7	9	12	5	4	1	55			3	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.87	-0.057	.99	-0.04%	0.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
21	149	120	Aug 18	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	GS-7	L(6-7)	5	7.0	5	3	2	2	7	2	1	4.71	4.87	28	96	61	14	11	6	10	2	2	2	62			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.59	-0.070	.55	-0.04%	0.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
22	150	125	Aug 23	MIN		DET	W,7-5	GS-4		4	3.2	8	5	5	4	3	1	0	4.94	4.96	22	83	43	10	6	3	11	5	1	1	24			0	1	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.365	.89	-0.16%	-3.11	1t start tie	4t --- 2 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	151	154	Sep 23	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-1	GS-4		30	4.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.85	4.90	16	70	44	7	3	8	6	3	2	0	50			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.90	1b start tie	4b 3 out d1
24	152	161	Oct 1	MIN		CAL	W,10-5	GS-6	W(7-7)	7	5.2	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	4.85	4.83	26	79	46	9	4	7	18	10	1	0	38			1	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.24	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a3
							12-12		W-L:7-7	5.5	130.0	156	79	70	50	72	19	5	4.85	4.83	585	2136	62%	13%	8%	0.54		23%	12%	13	45	0	---%	20	2	1	518	32	4	2	12	5	4	.92	-1.683	1.10	-0.63%	-13.09

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