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Thornton Lee
Thornton Starr Lee (Lefty)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 13, 1906 in Sonoma, CA
Schools: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1933
Final Game: June 18, 1948
Died: June 9, 1997 in Tucson, AZ
Relatives: Father of Don 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
1933 26 CLE AL 1 1 .500 4.15 3 2 0 2 0 0 17.1 13 9 8 1 11 7 0 0 0 75 108 1.385 6.8 0.5 5.7 3.6 0.64
1934 27 CLE AL 1 1 .500 5.04 24 6 6 0 0 0 85.2 105 57 48 8 44 41 3 1 1 400 88 1.739 11.0 0.8 4.6 4.3 0.93
1935 28 CLE AL 7 10 .412 4.04 32 20 9 8 1 1 180.2 179 90 81 6 71 81 4 1 1 783 112 1.384 8.9 0.3 3.5 4.0 1.14
1936 29 CLE AL 3 5 .375 4.89 43 8 13 2 0 3 127.0 138 86 69 2 67 49 2 2 3 584 105 1.614 9.8 0.1 4.7 3.5 0.73
1937 30 CHW AL 12 10 .545 3.52 30 25 4 13 2 0 204.2 209 91 80 17 60 80 1 0 1 876 131 1.314 9.2 0.7 2.6 3.5 1.33
1938 31 CHW AL 13 12 .520 3.49 33 30 3 18 1 1 245.1 252 123 95 12 94 77 3 0 2 1074 140 1.410 9.2 0.4 3.4 2.8 0.82
1939 32 CHW AL 15 11 .577 4.21 33 29 4 15 2 3 235.0 260 121 110 14 70 81 3 1 2 1008 112 1.404 10.0 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.16
1940 33 CHW AL 12 13 .480 3.47 28 27 0 24 1 0 228.0 223 100 88 13 56 87 2 1 4 948 127 1.224 8.8 0.5 2.2 3.4 1.55
1941 34 CHW AL 22 11 .667 2.37 35 34 1 30 3 1 300.1 258 98 79 18 92 130 4 0 2 1224 173 1.165 7.7 0.5 2.8 3.9 1.41 AS,MVP-4
1942 35 CHW AL 2 6 .250 3.32 11 8 3 6 1 0 76.0 82 38 28 4 31 25 2 0 2 334 109 1.487 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.0 0.81
1943 36 CHW AL 5 9 .357 4.18 19 19 0 7 1 0 127.0 129 66 59 8 50 35 4 0 0 550 80 1.409 9.1 0.6 3.5 2.5 0.70
1944 37 CHW AL 3 9 .250 3.02 15 14 1 6 0 0 113.1 105 51 38 3 25 39 1 0 2 461 114 1.147 8.3 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.56
1945 38 CHW AL 15 12 .556 2.44 29 28 1 19 1 0 228.1 208 81 62 6 76 108 10 1 1 951 136 1.244 8.2 0.2 3.0 4.3 1.42
1946 39 CHW AL 2 4 .333 3.53 7 7 0 2 0 0 43.1 39 24 17 1 23 23 1 0 2 187 96 1.431 8.1 0.2 4.8 4.8 1.00
1947 40 CHW AL 3 7 .300 4.47 21 11 5 2 1 1 86.2 86 50 43 5 56 57 2 0 1 394 82 1.638 8.9 0.5 5.8 5.9 1.02
1948 41 NYG NL 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42
16 Seasons 117 124 .485 3.56 374 272 50 155 14 10 2331.1 2327 1105 921 121 838 937 43 7 24 9999 119 1.358 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.12
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .485 3.56 39 29 5 16 1 1 245 245 116 97 13 88 99 5 1 3 1053 119 1.358 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.12
CHW (11 yrs) 104 104 .500 3.33 261 232 22 142 13 6 1888.0 1851 843 699 101 633 742 33 3 19 8007 124 1.316 8.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.17
CLE (4 yrs) 12 17 .414 4.51 102 36 28 12 1 4 410.2 435 242 206 17 193 178 9 4 5 1842 104 1.529 9.5 0.4 4.2 3.9 0.92
NYG (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42
AL (15 yrs) 116 121 .489 3.54 363 268 50 154 14 10 2298.2 2286 1085 905 118 826 920 42 7 24 9849 119 1.354 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.6 1.11
NL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.41 11 4 0 1 0 0 32.2 41 20 16 3 12 17 1 0 0 150 90 1.622 11.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.42
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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
1933 26 CLE AL 3 8 8 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .625 1.000 156 5 0 0 /1
1934 27 CLE AL 24 22 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .095 .136 .143 .279 -28 3 0 0 1
1935 28 CLE AL 32 68 61 6 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 17 .197 .246 .230 .476 23 14 1 3 1
1936 29 CLE AL 43 44 41 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .122 .182 .122 .304 -25 5 0 0 1
1937 30 CHW AL 30 77 71 5 15 3 2 0 4 0 0 1 16 .211 .222 .310 .532 33 22 0 5 1
1938 31 CHW AL 34 101 97 14 25 3 1 4 16 0 0 0 23 .258 .258 .433 .691 69 42 0 4 1
1939 32 CHW AL 33 95 91 8 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 18 .165 .200 .198 .398 1 18 2 0 0 1
1940 33 CHW AL 28 93 84 7 23 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 30 .274 .307 .321 .628 62 27 2 0 5 1
1941 34 CHW AL 35 119 114 7 29 5 0 0 8 0 0 4 20 .254 .280 .298 .578 54 34 4 0 1 1 AS,MVP-4
1942 35 CHW AL 11 30 30 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .200 .200 .267 .467 32 8 2 0 0 1
1943 36 CHW AL 19 43 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .071 .071 .071 .143 -58 3 0 0 1 1
1944 37 CHW AL 15 43 42 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .095 .095 .095 .190 -45 4 3 0 1 1
1945 38 CHW AL 29 85 78 6 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 15 .179 .229 .192 .421 24 15 7 0 2 1
1946 39 CHW AL 7 15 15 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .267 .267 .267 .533 52 4 1 0 0 /1
1947 40 CHW AL 21 31 29 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .207 .258 .207 .465 32 6 0 0 0 1
1948 41 NYG NL 11 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 2 0 0 1
16 Seasons 375 885 835 63 167 24 4 4 66 0 0 27 208 .200 .226 .253 .479 26 211 23 1 22
162 Game Avg. 162 382 361 27 72 10 2 2 29 0 12 90 .200 .226 .253 .479 26 91 0 10
CHW (11 yrs) 262 732 693 50 144 21 3 4 54 0 0 20 163 .208 .230 .264 .494 31 183 21 0 19
CLE (4 yrs) 102 142 131 12 22 3 1 0 12 0 0 7 42 .168 .216 .206 .422 7 27 1 3
NYG (1 yr) 11 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 2 0 0
AL (15 yrs) 364 874 824 62 166 24 4 4 66 0 0 27 205 .201 .228 .255 .483 27 210 21 1 22
NL (1 yr) 11 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 2 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1933 CLE AL 26 P 3 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 1.17
1934 CLE AL 27 P 24 24 4 18 2 1 .917 0.92 .958 1.11
1935 CLE AL 28 P 32 55 11 41 3 3 .945 1.63 .949 1.12
1936 CLE AL 29 P 43 40 3 35 2 0 .950 0.88 .957 1.04
1937 CHW AL 30 P 30 46 9 34 3 0 .935 1.43 .954 1.09
1938 CHW AL 31 P 33 52 1 46 5 2 .904 1.42 .954 1.12
1939 CHW AL 32 P 33 53 6 45 2 0 .962 1.55 .951 0.98
1940 CHW AL 33 P 28 40 5 31 4 2 .900 1.29 .957 1.05
1941 CHW AL 34 P 35 67 10 52 5 2 .925 1.77 .961 1.16 AS,MVP-4
1942 CHW AL 35 P 11 9 1 7 1 2 .889 0.73 .956 1.30
1943 CHW AL 36 P 19 23 3 17 3 1 .870 1.05 .965 1.27
1944 CHW AL 37 P 15 37 3 32 2 2 .946 2.33 .959 1.14
1945 CHW AL 38 P 29 46 6 38 2 4 .957 1.52 .954 1.28
1946 CHW AL 39 P 7 9 0 7 2 1 .778 1.00 .956 1.01
1947 CHW AL 40 P 21 21 4 15 2 1 .905 0.90 .957 0.95
1948 NYG NL 41 P 11 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.73 .962 0.91
16 Seasons P 374 533 67 428 38 21 .929 1.32 .956 1.10
16 Seasons TOT 374 533 67 428 38 21 .929 1.32 .885 1.10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1941 *
1945

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-AL-4-43%
0.43 Career Shares (471st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1937 AL--3.518--6th
1938 AL--3.485--5th
1941 AL--2.367--1st
1945 AL--2.444--5th

Wins s c a p y
1939 AL--15--6th
1941 AL--22--2nd
1945 AL--15--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1941 AL--.667--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1937 AL--1.314--5th
1938 AL--1.410--9th
1940 AL--1.224--4th
1941 AL--1.165--1st
1945 AL--1.244--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--8.917--8th
1940 AL--8.803--9th
1941 AL--7.731--3rd
1945 AL--8.199--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL--2.638--6th
1939 AL--2.681--4th
1940 AL--2.211--2nd
1941 AL--2.757--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--4.035--7th
1941 AL--3.896--10th
1945 AL--4.257--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1936 AL--43--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1936 AL--3--6th
1939 AL--3--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1938 AL--245.3--5th
1939 AL--235.0--4th
1940 AL--228.0--10th
1941 AL--300.3--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 AL--130--3rd
1945 AL--108--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1938 AL--30--7th
1939 AL--29--7th
1941 AL--34--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1938 AL--18--6th
1939 AL--15--8th
1940 AL--24--2nd
1941 AL--30--1st
1945 AL--19--6th
Career--155--214th

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 AL--2--9th
1939 AL--2--4th
1941 AL--3--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL--17--10th
1941 AL--18--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1938 AL--94--9th
1941 AL--92--10th
1945 AL--76--10th
Career--838--203rd

Hits s c a p y
1938 AL--252--5th
1939 AL--260--4th
1941 AL--258--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1935 AL--1.141--8th
1937 AL--1.333--7th
1940 AL--1.554--7th
1941 AL--1.413--4th
1945 AL--1.421--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--.299--3rd
1938 AL--.440--6th
1940 AL--.513--4th
1945 AL--.237--8th

Losses s c a p y
1938 AL--12--7th
1940 AL--13--10th
1945 AL--12--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--110--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL--3--10th
1935 AL--4--6th
1939 AL--3--10th
1941 AL--4--7th
1943 AL--4--10th
1945 AL--10--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1938 AL--1074--4th
1939 AL--1008--5th
1941 AL--1224--2nd
Career--9999--229th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1937 AL--131--6th
1938 AL--140--2nd
1940 AL--127--10th
1941 AL--173--1st
1945 AL--136--6th
Career--119--129th

Oldest s c a p y
1946 AL--born 1906-09-13--9th
1947 AL--born 1906-09-13--6th
1948 NL--born 1906-09-13--2nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 6 (366), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 90 (257), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (601), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (887), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 10, 1936: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago White Sox. The Washington Senators sent Earl Whitehill to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Jack Salveson to the Washington Senators.

September 27, 1947: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 3, 1948: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

June 19, 1948: Released by the New York Giants.

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