Charlie Lea
Position:
Pitcher
Bats: Right
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Throws: Right
6-4 , 194lb (193cm, 87kg)
Born:
December 25 , 1956
in Orleans, France
fr
Died:
November 11 , 2011
in Collierville, TN
Buried :
Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Draft : Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN) , the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) , the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) and the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) .
High School: Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN)
Schools: Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) , University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) , University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
Debut:
June 12, 1980
(Age 23-170d,
14,316th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Last Game:
October 1, 1988
(Age 31-281d)
vs. CAL 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W
Rookie Status:
Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season
Agents : Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks
Full Name: Charles William Lea
Pronunciation : \LEE \
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