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Lee Tunnell
Byron Lee Tunnell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 30, 1960 in Tyler, TX
School: Baylor University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1982
Final Game: June 22, 1989
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Standard Pitching

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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
1982 21 PIT NL 1 1 .500 3.93 5 3 2 0 0 0 18.1 17 8 8 1 5 0 4 2 0 0 75 96 1.200 8.3 0.5 2.5 2.0 0.80
1983 22 PIT NL 11 6 .647 3.65 35 25 4 5 3 0 177.2 167 81 72 15 58 3 95 2 5 11 731 102 1.266 8.5 0.8 2.9 4.8 1.64 RoY-9
1984 23 PIT NL 1 7 .125 5.27 26 6 5 0 0 1 68.1 81 44 40 6 40 6 51 0 2 6 317 69 1.771 10.7 0.8 5.3 6.7 1.28
1985 24 PIT NL 4 10 .286 4.01 24 23 1 0 0 0 132.1 126 70 59 11 57 4 74 1 0 3 565 90 1.383 8.6 0.7 3.9 5.0 1.30
1987 26 STL NL 4 4 .500 4.84 32 9 3 0 0 0 74.1 90 45 40 5 34 7 49 1 5 2 335 86 1.668 10.9 0.6 4.1 5.9 1.44
1989 28 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 6.00 10 0 4 0 0 0 12.0 18 8 8 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 59 69 2.000 13.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.17
6 Seasons 22 28 .440 4.23 132 66 19 5 3 1 483.0 499 256 227 39 200 21 280 6 12 22 2082 89 1.447 9.3 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.40
162 Game Avg. 8 10 .440 4.23 45 23 7 2 1 0 166 171 88 78 13 69 7 96 2 4 8 715 89 1.447 9.3 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.40
PIT (4 yrs) 17 24 .415 4.06 90 57 12 5 3 1 396.2 391 203 179 33 160 13 224 5 7 20 1688 90 1.389 8.9 0.7 3.6 5.1 1.40
MIN (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.00 10 0 4 0 0 0 12.0 18 8 8 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 59 69 2.000 13.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.17
STL (1 yr) 4 4 .500 4.84 32 9 3 0 0 0 74.1 90 45 40 5 34 7 49 1 5 2 335 86 1.668 10.9 0.6 4.1 5.9 1.44
NL (5 yrs) 21 28 .429 4.18 122 66 15 5 3 1 471.0 481 248 219 38 194 20 273 6 12 22 2023 89 1.433 9.2 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.41
AL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.00 10 0 4 0 0 0 12.0 18 8 8 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 59 69 2.000 13.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 1.17

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1987 26 STL NL WS L MIN 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 1.385 8.3 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.50
1 WS 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 1.385 8.3 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.50

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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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1983 22 PIT NL 35 67 58 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 20 .121 .136 .155 .291 -20 9 0 0 8 0 0 1 RoY-9
1984 23 PIT NL 26 15 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 -53 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1985 24 PIT NL 24 49 47 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 20 .085 .102 .128 .230 -36 6 0 0 0 1 0 1
1987 26 STL NL 33 20 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 25 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
6 Seasons 123 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 205 182 7 21 0 3 0 9 0 1 3 71 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 26 0 0 20 1 0
PIT (4 yrs) 90 136 121 4 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 49 .099 .113 .132 .245 -32 16 0 0 12 1 0
STL (1 yr) 33 20 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 25 4 0 0 3 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1982 PIT NL 21 P 5 3 18.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.45 1.00 .940 1.96 0.70
1983 PIT NL 22 P 35 25 177.2 46 11 35 0 6 1.000 2.33 1.31 .950 1.92 0.68 RoY-9
1984 PIT NL 23 P 26 6 68.1 23 8 14 1 1 .957 2.90 0.85 .952 1.88 0.67
1985 PIT NL 24 P 24 23 132.1 30 7 23 0 1 1.000 2.04 1.25 .950 1.92 0.68
1987 STL NL 26 P 32 9 74.1 18 6 12 0 1 1.000 2.18 0.56 .956 1.91 0.62
1989 MIN AL 28 P 10 0 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.88 0.66
6 Seasons P 132 66 483.0 122 33 88 1 9 .992 2.25 0.92 .951 1.91 0.66
6 Seasons TOT 132 66 483.0 122 33 88 1 9 .992 2.25 0.92 .943 1.91 0.66

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1983 NL--.647--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1983 NL--3--5th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1983 NL--11--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1982 NL--born 1960-10-30--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 20, 1986: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

February 6, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 6, 1987: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 4, 1988: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

February 13, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Pittsburgh Pirates$130,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$62,500
Career (may be incomplete)$192,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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