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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	6-18 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Knickerbocker	1

Most Driven In By
J Vosmik	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 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	4	7 (6)	Apr 28	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	5	9 (1)	Apr 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,10-20	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						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	6	12 (2)	May 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	7	17 (4)	May 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	8	20 (2)	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-8	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	1.08	-0.02%	-0.32	P
6	9	35 (14)	May 31	CLE		CHW	L,5-12	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.010	.75	-0.03%	-0.90	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
7	10	37 (1)	Jun 3	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	11	38	Jun 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-20	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.38	-0.010	1.70	-0.03%	-0.19	P
9	12	49 (10)	Jun 16 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	13	57 (7)	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.036	1.84	-0.09%	-0.74	P
11	14	61 (3)	Jun 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.08	-0.002	.22	0.00%	-0.13	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
12	15	66 (4)	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-9	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.026	1.35	-0.05%	-0.45	P
13	16	75 (8)	Jul 11	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	17	80 (4)	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.056	2.19	-0.07%	-0.46	P
15	18	82 (1)	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	W,15-14	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	19	87 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	20	95 (7)	Jul 31 (1)	CLE		DET	W,9-7	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.27	0.076	4.47	0.16%	0.61	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
18	21	98 (2)	Aug 2	CLE		DET	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
19	22	114 (15)	Aug 22 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
20	23	118 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.43	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.11	P
21	24	122 (3)	Aug 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9						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
22	25	135 (12)	Sep 10	CLE		PHA	L,6-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.92	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
23	26	139 (3)	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	W,12-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.77	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
24	27	143 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.136	.143	.279	9	1.35	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.36	P
							6-18		22	21	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	11	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.136	.143	.279		.71	-0.148	1.18	-0.12%	-3.72

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