Terry Lee (minors)

Terry Steven Lee

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.
• High School San Luis Obispo High School

• Born December 2, 1955 in San Luis Obispo, CA USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Terry Lee was taken 19th overall (one pick after outfielder Willie Wilson, ahead of pitcher Rick Sutcliffe) by the San Francisco Giants in the 1974 amateur draft.

He played professionally from 1974 to 1985, spending all or part of five seasons at Triple-A, including three years in the Mexican League. He also spent a campaign in Nippon Pro Baseball with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Pacific League.

Seasons of note include 1978, when he hit .319/.371/.491 with 13 home runs and 61 RBI in 112 games for the Bakersfield Outlaws and the next year, when he hit .297/.394/.495 with 15 home runs and 71 RBI in 104 games for Bakersfield. In 1980, he hit .294/.352/.464 in 100 games split between the Holyoke Millers and Triple-A Vancouver Canadians (with whom he hit .304/.343/.513 in 191 at-bats), his first taste of Triple-A experience.

With the Buffaloes in 1983, he hit .319/.367/.583 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in 44 games.

He is the brother of college coach Larry Lee and fellow minor leaguer Mike Lee. His nephew, Larry's son, Brooks Lee, was drafted 8th overall in the 2022 amateur draft.