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Don Lee
Donald Edward Lee
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 26, 1934 in Globe, AZ
Schools: University of Arizona
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1957
Final Game: August 21, 1966
Relatives: Son of Thornton Lee
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1957 23 DET AL 1 3 .250 4.66 11 6 2 0 0 0 38.2 48 22 20 6 18 0 19 1 0 0 179 83 1.707 11.2 1.4 4.2 4.4 1.06
1958 24 DET AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 45 1.000 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.00
1960 26 WSH AL 8 7 .533 3.44 44 20 10 1 0 3 165.0 160 72 63 16 64 3 88 3 0 6 698 115 1.358 8.7 0.9 3.5 4.8 1.38
1961 27 MIN AL 3 6 .333 3.52 37 10 14 4 0 3 115.0 93 49 45 12 35 1 65 4 0 1 466 121 1.113 7.3 0.9 2.7 5.1 1.86
1962 28 TOT AL 11 11 .500 3.46 36 31 4 5 2 2 205.1 204 91 79 20 63 1 102 10 0 4 880 113 1.300 8.9 0.9 2.8 4.5 1.62
1962 28 MIN AL 3 3 .500 4.50 9 9 0 1 0 0 52.0 51 27 26 8 24 0 28 7 0 2 232 91 1.442 8.8 1.4 4.2 4.8 1.17
1962 28 LAA AL 8 8 .500 3.11 27 22 4 4 2 2 153.1 153 64 53 12 39 1 74 3 0 2 648 124 1.252 9.0 0.7 2.3 4.3 1.90
1963 29 LAA AL 8 11 .421 3.68 40 22 4 3 2 1 154.0 148 74 63 12 51 4 89 9 0 5 661 93 1.292 8.6 0.7 3.0 5.2 1.75
1964 30 LAA AL 5 4 .556 2.72 33 8 5 0 0 2 89.1 99 39 27 6 25 1 73 1 0 1 388 120 1.388 10.0 0.6 2.5 7.4 2.92
1965 31 TOT 0 1 .000 5.32 17 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 29 14 13 4 8 2 15 2 0 1 102 63 1.682 11.9 1.6 3.3 6.1 1.88
1965 31 CAL AL 0 1 .000 6.43 10 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 21 11 10 4 5 2 12 1 0 1 68 53 1.857 13.5 2.6 3.2 7.7 2.40
1965 31 HOU NL 0 0 3.38 7 0 3 0 0 0 8.0 8 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 34 99 1.375 9.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1966 32 TOT NL 4 1 .800 4.86 25 0 12 0 0 0 37.0 45 24 20 4 16 2 16 0 0 3 170 73 1.649 10.9 1.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
1966 32 HOU NL 2 0 1.000 2.50 9 0 4 0 0 0 18.0 17 5 5 1 4 1 9 0 0 2 74 136 1.167 8.5 0.5 2.0 4.5 2.25
1966 32 CHC NL 2 1 .667 7.11 16 0 8 0 0 0 19.0 28 19 15 3 12 1 7 0 0 1 96 52 2.105 13.3 1.4 5.7 3.3 0.58
9 Seasons 40 44 .476 3.61 244 97 58 13 4 11 828.1 827 387 332 81 281 14 467 31 0 21 3553 105 1.338 9.0 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .476 3.61 49 19 12 3 1 2 165 165 77 66 16 56 3 93 6 0 4 709 105 1.338 9.0 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
CAL (4 yrs) 21 24 .467 3.35 110 52 16 7 4 5 410.2 421 188 153 34 120 8 248 14 0 9 1765 106 1.317 9.2 0.7 2.6 5.4 2.07
MIN (3 yrs) 14 16 .467 3.63 90 39 24 6 0 6 332.0 304 148 134 36 123 4 181 14 0 9 1396 112 1.286 8.2 1.0 3.3 4.9 1.47
HOU (2 yrs) 2 0 1.000 2.77 16 0 7 0 0 0 26.0 25 8 8 1 7 1 12 1 0 2 108 122 1.231 8.7 0.3 2.4 4.2 1.71
DET (2 yrs) 1 3 .250 4.87 12 6 3 0 0 0 40.2 49 24 22 7 19 0 19 2 0 0 188 80 1.672 10.8 1.5 4.2 4.2 1.00
CHC (1 yr) 2 1 .667 7.11 16 0 8 0 0 0 19.0 28 19 15 3 12 1 7 0 0 1 96 52 2.105 13.3 1.4 5.7 3.3 0.58
AL (8 yrs) 36 43 .456 3.55 212 97 43 13 4 11 783.1 774 360 309 77 262 12 448 30 0 18 3349 107 1.323 8.9 0.9 3.0 5.1 1.71
NL (2 yrs) 4 1 .800 4.60 32 0 15 0 0 0 45.0 53 27 23 4 19 2 19 1 0 3 204 76 1.600 10.6 0.8 3.8 3.8 1.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 23 DET AL 11 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1958 24 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 26 WSH AL 44 48 43 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 18 .116 .191 .209 .401 8 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 27 MIN AL 37 34 30 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .067 .065 .067 .131 -66 2 0 0 3 1 0 1
1962 28 TOT AL 36 71 68 2 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .191 .203 .206 .409 11 14 1 0 2 0 0 1
1962 28 MIN AL 9 20 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .211 .250 .211 .461 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 28 LAA AL 27 51 49 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .184 .184 .204 .388 6 10 1 0 2 0 0 1
1963 29 LAA AL 40 52 45 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .156 .156 .178 .333 -4 8 1 0 7 0 0 1
1964 30 LAA AL 33 24 23 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .261 .292 .348 .639 86 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 31 TOT 17 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 111 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 31 CAL AL 10 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 181 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 31 HOU NL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 32 TOT NL 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 478 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 32 HOU NL 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 478 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 32 CHC NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 244 247 226 12 37 6 0 1 13 0 0 6 80 .164 .185 .204 .388 7 46 2 0 14 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 164 150 8 25 4 0 1 9 0 0 4 53 .164 .185 .204 .388 7 31 1 0 9 1 0
CAL (4 yrs) 110 130 120 4 23 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 41 .192 .198 .233 .432 22 28 2 0 9 0 0
MIN (3 yrs) 90 102 92 7 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 5 36 .120 .163 .163 .326 -13 15 0 0 4 1 0
HOU (2 yrs) 16 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 191 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 12 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 212 245 224 12 36 6 0 1 13 0 0 6 80 .161 .182 .201 .383 5 45 2 0 14 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 32 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 191 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 DET AL 23 P 11 6 38.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.63 0.64 .957 2.00 0.86
1958 DET AL 24 P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80
1960 WSH AL 26 P 44 20 165.0 37 6 31 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.02 0.84 .965 1.96 0.78
1961 MIN AL 27 P 37 10 115.0 39 8 29 2 1 .949 0.0 0.0 2.90 1.00 .954 2.05 0.83
1962 TOT AL 28 P 36 31 205.1 42 13 28 1 1 .976 0.0 0.0 1.80 1.14 .957 2.08 0.79
1962 MIN AL 28 P 9 9 52.0 15 5 9 1 1 .933 0.0 0.0 2.42 1.56 .960 2.08 0.79
1962 LAA AL 28 P 27 22 153.1 27 8 19 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.58 1.00 .956 2.08 0.79
1963 LAA AL 29 P 40 22 154.0 30 8 21 1 4 .967 0.0 0.0 1.69 0.73 .953 1.99 0.79
1964 LAA AL 30 P 33 8 89.1 13 1 12 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.39 .954 1.90 0.72
1965 TOT 31 P 17 0 22.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 0.0 0.0 2.86 0.41 .950 2.05 0.78
1965 CAL AL 31 P 10 0 14.0 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 1.93 0.30 .950 2.06 0.75
1965 HOU NL 31 P 7 0 8.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 4.50 0.57 .950 2.02 0.81
1966 TOT NL 32 P 25 0 37.0 13 3 9 1 2 .923 0.0 0.0 2.92 0.48 .946 1.95 0.74
1966 HOU NL 32 P 9 0 18.0 10 3 6 1 1 .900 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 .950 1.95 0.74
1966 CHC NL 32 P 16 0 19.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.42 0.19 .933 1.94 0.74
9 Seasons P 244 97 828.1 189 43 140 6 11 .968 0.0 0.0 1.99 0.75 .956 2.00 0.78
9 Seasons TOT 244 97 828.1 189 43 140 6 11 .968 0.0 0.0 1.99 0.75 .924 2.00 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1960 AL--44--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 AL--10--4th
1963 AL--9--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1960 AL--115--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1071), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 Don Kaiser, Mike Roarke and Casey Wise.

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.

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