Bill Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 21, 1909 in Plaquemine, LA us

Died: June 15, 1977 in Plaquemine, LA

Buried: Protestant Cemetery, Plaquemine, LA

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 29, 1934 (Age 24-190d, 7,718th in major league history)
vs. STL 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 29, 1947 (Age 37-251d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: William Crutcher Lee

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.4

169

157

ERA

3.54

462

379

2864.0

998

WHIP

1.343

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-14 / in Starts: 14-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	38 (25-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
V DiMaggio	1
P Masi	1
C Gillenwater	1
D Culler	0

Most Driven In By
J Wasdell	1
V Shupe	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	400	5 (4)	Apr 22 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.19	0.036	2.77	0.05%	0.23	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
2	401	12 (6)	May 2	PHI		NYG	L,8-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.99	-0.025	1.58	-0.02%	-0.23	P
3	402	17 (4)	May 9	PHI		CHC	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
4	403	21 (3)	May 13 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
5	404	27 (5)	May 20 (1)	PHI		STL	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.43	-0.011	.09	0.00%	-0.10	P
6	405	32 (4)	May 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	2.06	-0.247	.28	-0.02%	-1.45	P
7	406	38 (5)	May 31	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						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
8	407	45 (6)	Jun 7 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9						P
9	408	52 (6)	Jun 13 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-4	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9						P
10	409	56 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,11-9	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.91	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.45	P
11	410	63 (6)	Jun 23	PHI		NYG	W,9-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.43	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
12	411	68 (4)	Jun 28	PHI		STL	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	1.75	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.43	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
13	412	74 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9						P
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Braves
14	413	80	Jul 15 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	9	1.25	0.052	1.23	0.03%	0.37	P
15	414	85 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.172	.422	9	.95	-0.053	.68	-0.02%	0.19	P
16	415	91 (5)	Jul 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	9	1.31	-0.078	.23	-0.01%	-0.80	P
17	416	96 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,9-4	7-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.152	.374	9	2.48	-0.128	.04	0.00%	-0.67	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	417	100 (3)	Aug 4	BSN		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.205	.139	.344	9	.75	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.54	P
19	418	105 (4)	Aug 9	BSN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.42	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
20	419	111 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	1.11	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
21	420	116 (4)	Aug 16 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9						P
22	421	118 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	BSN		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.136	.191	.136	.328	9						P
23	422	123 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.65	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
24	423	125 (1)	Aug 31	BSN		PHI	L,5-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.212	.128	.339	9	1.42	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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
25	424	133 (7)	Sep 6 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	9	.93	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
26	425	138 (4)	Sep 11	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.236	.160	.396	9	.42	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
27	426	142 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.228	.154	.382	9	.82	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
28	427	146 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.228	.154	.382	9						P
29	428	150 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.145	.217	.145	.362	9	1.14	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
							15-14		68	55	1	8	0	0	0	3	5	0	10	0	8		1	1	0	0	.145	.217	.145	.362		1.08	-0.712	.30	0.00%	-5.16

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