| Lee Handley | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: July 31, 1913 Clarion, Iowa |
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| Died: April 8, 1970 (aged 56) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 15, 1936 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 1947 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Clarion is a city in and the County seat of Wright County, Iowa, United States. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 269 | |
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| Runs batted in | 298 | |
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Lee Elmer Handley (July 13, 1913 - April 8, 1970) was a second baseman/third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1947. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game Nicknamed "Jeep", Handley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Clarion, Iowa. Clarion is a city in and the County seat of Wright County, Iowa, United States. His younger brother, Gene, also played in major league from 1946-47. Eugene Louis (Gene Handley (born November 25, 1914) is a former backup Infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia
Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb. , Handley was a flashy infielder and a disciplinated hitter as well. He reached the majors in 1936 with the Cincinnati Reds, spending one year with them before moving to the Pittsburgh Pirates (1937-41, 1944-46) and Philadelphia Phillies (1947). The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He was a rookie Pirate regular at second base in 1937, and a full- or part-time third baseman from 1938 through 1941. His most productive season came in 1938, when he posted career-numbers in games played (139), runs (91), hits (153), doubles (25), home runs (6) and runs batted in (51). 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, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire He also was considered in the Most Valuable Player vote. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
In 1939 Handley hit a career-high average of . 285 and tied for the National League lead in stolen bases (17), despite suffering a serious beaning that kept him out of the lineup for 52 games. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate " Beanball " is a colloquial sports term for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm often connoting a throw at the player's He also was hurt in an automobile accident before the 1942 season, but returned in 1945 to hit . 298 in 98 games.
In a 10-season career, Handley was a . 269 hitter with 15 home runs and 297 RBI in 968 games, including a solid 1. 31 walk-to-strikeout ratio (267-to-204). In Baseball statistics, walk-to-strikeout ratio ( BB/K) is a measure of a hitter 's plate discipline and knowledge of the Strike zone
An alumnus of Bradley University, Handley died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at age of 57. Bradley University is a private Co-educational University located in Peoria Illinois.
See also
External links
- Baseball Library
- Baseball Reference
- Retrosheet
- The Deadball Era
- Photograph of Handley at Find A Grave
| Preceded by Stan Hack |
National League Stolen Base Champion 1939 (with Stan Hack) |
Succeeded by Lonny Frey |
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