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	3-8 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
S Gordon	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	365	3 (2)	Apr 22	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.48	-0.171	5.99	-0.25%	-1.56	P
2	366	10 (6)	Apr 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-17	1-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.40	0.118	5.03	0.26%	1.15	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
3	367	15 (4)	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.19	-0.010	.66	-0.02%	-0.20	P
4	368	25 (9)	May 21	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	369	28 (2)	May 26	NYG		STL	W,10-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
6	370	31 (2)	May 29	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.57	-0.124	1.97	-0.26%	-1.79	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
7	371	39 (7)	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.99	-0.025	4.34	-0.07%	-0.23	P
8	372	45 (5)	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.03	-0.026	4.22	-0.06%	-0.23	P
9	373	48 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
10	374	51 (2)	Jun 16	NYG		PIT	L,5-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
11	375	53 (1)	Jun 18	NYG		STL	L,8-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
							3-8		11	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	2	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182		1.06	-0.238	3.45	-0.40%	-2.85

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