Thornton Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: September 13, 1906 in Sonoma, CA us

Died: June 9, 1997 in Tucson, AZ

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: September 19, 1933 (Age 27-006d, 7,635th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 18, 1948 (Age 41-279d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Thornton Starr Lee

Nicknames: Lefty

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Relatives: Father of Don Lee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

117

124

ERA

3.56

374

272

2331.1

937

WHIP

1.358

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-13 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (11-3-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
C Michaels	1
D Philley	0
G Dickey	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	344	7 (6)	Apr 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	9	.99	0.110	2.93	0.20%	1.28	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	345	12 (4)	May 3 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	2.05	-0.182	6.00	-0.32%	-1.14	P
3	346	20 (7)	May 11 (1)	CHW		DET	L,0-10	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	.49	0.014	1.58	0.03%	0.11	P
4	347	25 (4)	May 17 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.02	-0.079	2.23	-0.10%	-0.90	P
5	348	30 (4)	May 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-4	1-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	1.31	-0.037	3.19	-0.06%	-0.37	P
6	349	34 (3)	May 25 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-10	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	9						P
7	350	40 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	351	44 (3)	Jun 4	CHW		PHA	L,3-10	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	9						P
9	352	50 (5)	Jun 9	CHW		NYY	W,9-8	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	8	.56	-0.014	.92	-0.01%	-0.09	P
10	353	54 (3)	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	9						P
11	354	61 (6)	Jun 23	CHW	@	WSH	W,10-6	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.333	.263	.596	9						P
12	355	66 (4)	Jun 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.286	.634	9	.56	0.001	.46	0.00%	0.03	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	356	83 (16)	Jul 17 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.348	.286	.634	9						P
14	357	89 (5)	Jul 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	8-14	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	2.15	-0.168	.02	0.00%	-0.62	P
15	358	94 (4)	Jul 27 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.222	.498	9	.63	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	359	109 (14)	Aug 11 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,4-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	1.60	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
17	360	112 (2)	Aug 15	CHW		DET	L,2-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
18	361	124 (11)	Aug 27	CHW		WSH	L,5-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
19	362	127 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	363	131 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
21	364	146 (14)	Sep 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.207	.465	9	2.22	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
							8-13		31	29	0	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	11	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.207	.465		1.22	-0.498	1.91	-0.27%	-3.33

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