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	8-11 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	10 (4-2-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Kuhel	1
L Appling	1
V Castino	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	274	4 (3)	Apr 27	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.046	2.04	-0.06%	-0.33	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
2	275	7 (2)	May 2 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	276	27 (19)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
4	277	33 (5)	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.57	-0.054	1.40	-0.08%	0.05	P
5	278	38 (4)	Jun 12	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.76	-0.098	4.91	-0.16%	-0.76	P
6	279	47 (8)	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,8-10	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						P
7	280	55 (7)	Jun 26	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	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
8	281	62 (6)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.33	0.034	.77	0.05%	0.11	P
9	282	70 (7)	Jul 11 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.28	-0.028	4.31	-0.06%	-0.33	P
10	283	75 (4)	Jul 18 (1)	CHW		DET	L,4-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
11	284	81 (5)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.56	-0.027	1.09	-0.03%	-0.18	P
12	285	89 (7)	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.76	-0.036	1.20	-0.03%	-0.33	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
13	286	97 (7)	Aug 8 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-8	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.097	.097	.097	.194	9						P
14	287	104 (6)	Aug 14	CHW		BOS	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.088	.176	9	.55	-0.040	.46	-0.02%	-0.49	P
15	288	109 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.081	.081	.081	.162	9	1.41	-0.105	.29	-0.01%	-0.73	P
16	289	116 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,7-6	GS-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
17	290	122 (5)	Aug 28	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.075	.150	9	.75	-0.018	.05	0.00%	-0.13	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
18	291	132 (9)	Sep 12 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.63	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	292	139 (6)	Sep 19 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,4-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
							8-11		43	42	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143		.83	-0.448	1.43	-0.41%	-3.35

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