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Donald Edward (Don) Lee (born February 26, 1934 in Globe, Arizona) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1957-58), Washington Senators (1959), Minnesota Twins (1961-62), Los Angeles & California Angels (1962-65), Houston Astros (1965-66) and Chicago Cubs (1966). Don Lee or Donald Lee may refer to Don Lee (author, American novelist and creative writing professor Don Lee (broadcaster Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Globe ( Western Apache: Bésh Baa Gowąh) is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Lee batted and threw right handed. He is the son of former major league pitcher Thornton Lee. Thornton Starr Lee ( September 13, 1906 - June 9, 1997) also nicknamed "Lefty", was a Starting pitcher in
Lee attended University of Arizona. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution Signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956, he debuted in the 1957 season. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player After two years with the Tigers, he was sent to the Senators. He then became the first major league player to play for three expansion teams in the 1960s, pitching for the Angels teams and the Astros. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 He finished his career with the Cubs in 1966.
Lee was a journeyman pitcher who divided his playing time jumping between the rotation and the bullpen. His most productive season came in 1962 with Minnesota and the Angels, when he compiled career-highs in victories (11), strikeouts (102), shutouts (2) and innings pitched (205. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners 1).
In a nine-season career, Lee posted a 40-44 record with 467 strikeouts, a 3. 61 ERA, 11 saves, and 828. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances 1 innings in 244 games played (97 as a starter). Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of
Fact
- On September 2, 1960, Lee surrendered a home run to Ted Williams in the first game of a doubleheader between the Senators and Boston Red Sox. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Athletics Marathon December 4 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Barry Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 21 years before, in his rookie season, Williams hit a home run off Don's father Thornton Lee, then with the Detroit Tigers, on September 19, 1939. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. With this feat, Williams became the only player in major league history to hit home runs against a father and son.
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Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
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