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	17-12 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	47 (35-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
C Michaels	2
M Tresh	1
R Schalk	1

Most Driven In By
O Hockett	1
G Curtright	1
J Dickshot	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	308	1	Apr 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
2	309	6 (4)	Apr 29 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	1.05	0.059	3.82	0.13%	0.19	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	310	10 (3)	May 5	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.62	-0.047	2.05	-0.09%	-0.53	P
4	311	14 (3)	May 9	CHW		PHA	W,6-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.385	.200	.585	9	.51	0.046	1.85	0.10%	0.52	P
5	312	17 (2)	May 13 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	9	.72	0.004	2.50	0.01%	-0.39	P
6	313	21 (3)	May 20 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	9	1.54	-0.077	5.86	-0.18%	-0.82	P
7	314	26 (4)	May 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.111	.349	9	.72	-0.037	2.91	-0.09%	-0.36	P
8	315	31 (4)	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	9	.63	0.133	1.76	0.22%	1.71	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
9	316	36 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.250	.571	9	1.27	0.016	3.70	0.03%	0.28	P
10	317	42 (5)	Jun 8	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.192	.300	.231	.531	9	1.37	-0.096	3.50	-0.15%	-0.80	P
11	318	46 (3)	Jun 12	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.273	.207	.480	9	1.86	-0.178	3.07	-0.18%	-0.95	P
12	319	51 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		DET	W,6-1	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.219	.306	.250	.556	9						P
13	320	56 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.229	.308	.257	.565	9						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
14	321	64 (7)	Jul 1 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.286	.237	.523	9						P
15	322	71 (6)	Jul 6	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.267	.220	.486	9	1.43	-0.108	1.91	-0.09%	-0.60	P
16	323	76 (4)	Jul 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.227	.498	9	1.94	0.025	4.68	0.04%	0.32	P
17	324	81 (4)	Jul 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.208	.269	.229	.498	9						P
18	325	84 (2)	Jul 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5	0-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.204	.264	.224	.489	9						P
19	326	89 (4)	Jul 31	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.231	.499	9	1.14	0.026	2.10	0.03%	0.04	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
20	327	95 (5)	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		DET	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.259	.222	.481	9	1.44	-0.065	3.64	-0.10%	-0.46	P
21	328	100 (4)	Aug 10	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.193	.246	.211	.456	9	.44	-0.034	1.02	-0.05%	-1.03	P
22	329	107 (6)	Aug 16	CHW		BOS	W,11-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.177	.227	.194	.421	9	.16	-0.003	.36	0.00%	-0.49	P
23	330	113 (5)	Aug 21 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.203	.438	9	1.12	0.040	1.38	0.03%	0.28	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
24	331	123 (9)	Sep 1 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.239	.209	.448	9	.49	0.008	.03	0.00%	-0.42	P
25	332	131 (7)	Sep 6 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.188	.233	.203	.436	9	1.26	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
26	333	138 (6)	Sep 10 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.233	.203	.436	9						P
27	334	140 (1)	Sep 11	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.183	.227	.197	.424	9	1.56	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
28	335	144 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			1	0	0	.176	.228	.189	.417	9						P
29	336	148 (3)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.179	.229	.192	.421	9						P
							17-12		85	78	6	14	1	0	0	6	5	0	15	0	2		1	7	0	0	.179	.229	.192	.421		1.00	-0.475	2.28	-0.34%	-5.35

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