Knotty Lee

George Lee (Knotty)

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• Born May 12, 1877 in Toronto, ON Canada
• Died September 5, 1962 in Smiths Falls, ON Canada

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Biographical Information

Pitcher George "Knotty" Lee played minor league ball from 1898 to 1907 all in the Canada/New England/New York area.

Lee served as the business manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1921-1922.

Lee was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1905	Brantford Indians	Canadian League	31-38	4th		none
1911	Hamilton Kolts	Canadian League	58-52	3rd		none
1912	Hamilton Kolts	Canadian League	51-46	3rd		none
1913	Hamilton Hams	Canadian League	52-52	6th		none
1914	Toronto Beavers	Canadian League		4th		none	replaced Joe Keenan
1915	Guelph Maple Leafs	Canadian League	59-51	2nd		none
1919	Brantford Red Sox	Michigan-Ontario League	61-46	4th		none
1920	Brantford Red Sox	Michigan-Ontario League	65-48	3rd		none
1925	Kitchener Colts	Michigan-Ontario League		--		--	replaced by George Orme
1930	London Tecumsehs	Ontario League	37-17	1st		Lost League Finals
1936	Ogdensburg Colts	Canadian-American League	38-45	4th	none	Lost in 1st round
1937	Ogdensburg Colts	Canadian-American League	55-47	4th	none	League Champs
1938	Ogdensburg Colts	Canadian-American League	66-52	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1939	Ogdensburg Colts	Canadian-American League	60-58	5th	none
1940	Auburn Colts	Canadian-American League	28-93	8th	none

Sources include: Baseball's Canadian-American League by David Pietrusza

Related Sites

• Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
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