Bill Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: December 28, 1946 in Burbank, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Terra Linda HS (San Rafael, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 25, 1969 (Age 22-179d, 12,853rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 7, 1982 (Age 35-130d)
vs. LAD 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: William Francis Lee

Nicknames: Spaceman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

119

ERA

3.62

416

225

1944.1

713

WHIP

1.364

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-28

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 25

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	79	2	Apr 17	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	8-8		99	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	27.00	41.40	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	-0.446	2.72	-0.40%	-2.61	8t 12- 2 out tie	8t 3 out d3
2	80	5	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	5.40	4.50	13	4	4	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.02	0.223	2.65	0.18%	0.23	7t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
3	81	9	Apr 28	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-9	6-7	BL(0-1)	6	1.2	3	4	3	2	3	0	0	9.00	3.80	10	1	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.54	-0.328	3.20	-0.25%	-1.62	6b --- 0 out a2	7b 12- 2 out tie
4	82	11	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-0	10-GF(10)	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.50	3.57	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.026	.40	0.02%	0.37	10b --- 0 out a3	10b end a 3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	83	15	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	6-7	W(1-1)	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.63	3.65	7	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.62	0.139	1.24	0.06%	0.73	6b --- 0 out tie	7b 3 out tie
6	84	18	May 12	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-6	9-11	W(2-1)	2	3.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	4.09	2.40	11	4	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	0.326	1.80	0.18%	1.10	9b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
7	85	20	May 14	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-6	7-8		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.55	2.24	6	2	2	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.051	.87	0.03%	-0.22	7b 1-- 1 out d2	8b 3 out tie
8	86	22	May 17	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-4	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.46	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.016	.85	0.01%	0.69	6b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
9	87	23	May 18	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	5-6		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.14	1.98	4	2	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.018	.16	-0.02%	-0.32	5b -2- 2 out d4	6b 3 out d5
10	88	24	May 19	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-6	4-4		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	1.99	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.004	.18	0.00%	0.18	4b 1-- 2 out d4	4b 3 out d4
11	89	25	May 21(1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	3-6		1	3.1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.07	14	11	1	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.004	.10	0.00%	0.49	3b 12- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d5
12	90	27	May 23	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(3-1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.84	2.24	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	0.118	2.16	0.06%	0.41	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
13	91	30	May 26	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	8-GF	W(4-1)	2	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.66	2.40	5	2	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.06	0.276	3.45	0.14%	1.12	8t 123 2 out tie	9t end a 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	92	37	Jun 3	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-10	7-7		7	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.98	2.55	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.270	1.60	-0.18%	-1.42	7b -2- 2 out tie	7b 123 2 out d1
15	93	41	Jun 7	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	6-GF(8)		3	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.47	2.27	11	4	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.093	.84	0.07%	1.19	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
16	94	42	Jun 9	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	2-GF(2)		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.47	2.27	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						6b --- 2 out d1	6b end d 1
17	95	44	Jun 11	BOS		CAL	W,8-4	7-GF	S(3)	1	2.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.12	2.13	8	3	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.159	.91	0.12%	1.43	7t -2- 1 out a1	9t end a 4
18	96	45	Jun 13	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	8-9	BL(4-2)	1	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	4.33	2.25	7	2	2	1	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	-0.417	4.66	-0.31%	-1.44	8t 123 1 out a2	9t -23 1 out tie
19	97	47	Jun 15	BOS		KCR	L,9-13	7-8		1	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.08	2.47	6	3	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	.46	-0.040	.54	-0.03%	-0.13	7t 123 1 out d2	8t 3 out d3
20	98	49	Jun 17(2)	BOS		CHW	W,10-8	5-8	W(5-2)	1	4.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.86	2.43	14	4	7	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.012	.44	0.01%	0.64	5t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d1
21	99	52	Jun 20	BOS		TEX	L,2-5	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.78	2.52	3	1	1	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.99	-0.006	.86	0.00%	0.31	7t -23 1 out d2	7t 3 out d3
22	100	53	Jun 21	BOS		TEX	W,10-9	9-10		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.57	2.46	8	3	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.146	.99	0.07%	0.82	9t --- 0 out d1	10t 3 out tie
23	101	57	Jun 25(2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-2	8-8		3	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.53	2.54	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.032	.64	-0.02%	-0.62	8b 1-3 1 out d1	8b 123 2 out d2
24	102	61	Jun 29	BOS		DET	L,4-8	9-GF		3	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.96	2.92	4	0	1	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.35	-0.262	5.57	-0.20%	-2.69	9t -23 1 out tie	9t end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	103	69	Jul 8	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	12-GF(16)	L(5-3)	8	4.2	5	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.73	2.79	19	11	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	1	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.27	0.038	3.09	0.03%	0.46	12b --- 0 out tie	16b end d 1
26	104	73	Jul 12	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-6	6-9	W(6-3)	3	3.2	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	3.83	3.14	17	7	6	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.03	0.011	1.53	0.01%	-0.89	6b --- 0 out a2	9b 12- 2 out a1
27	105	82	Jul 20(2)	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	8-9		7	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.66	3.06	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.068	.80	0.06%	0.82	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out d1
28	106	83	Jul 21	BOS		OAK	W,5-4	8-9		0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.51	3.16	9	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.068	1.15	0.06%	0.82	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out d1
29	107	86	Jul 23	BOS		OAK	L,3-6	7-7		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	3.16	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.075	1.49	-0.07%	-1.06	7t 12- 2 out d2	7t 1-3 2 out d3
30	108	87	Jul 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	3.73	3.37	9	3	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.064	.20	-0.06%	-1.25	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
31	109	89	Jul 28(2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	3.34	6	4	1	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	.28	0.022	.37	0.02%	0.74	7b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
32	110	91	Jul 30(1)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	8-9	H(1)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	3.33	3	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	-0.027	4.46	-0.03%	-0.01	8b 1-- 2 out a1	9b -2- 1 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	111	94	Aug 1	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	7-7		1	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.93	3.44	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.46	-0.037	.49	-0.02%	-2.25	7t 1-- 2 out d4	7t 1-3 2 out d6
34	112	101	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	8-8		5	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.25	3.49	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.01	-0.185	4.19	-0.15%	-1.10	8t 12- 0 out tie	8t 123 1 out d1
35	113	109	Aug 16	BOS	@	TEX	L,8-9	7-7		8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	3.49	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.022	1.56	0.02%	0.69	7b 123 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
36	114	110	Aug 17	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-3	8-GF	S(4)	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.07	3.43	7	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	0.271	3.32	0.25%	0.74	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
37	115	113	Aug 20(1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-9	8-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.02	3.42	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.040	1.78	0.05%	0.80	8b 12- 1 out d1	8b 3 out d1
38	116	114	Aug 20(2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	7-GF	S(5)	-1	3.0	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.97	3.64	14	7	3	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	2	0	2	2.81	0.206	4.22	0.19%	0.19	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
39	117	120	Aug 28	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	7-7		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.90	3.62	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.026	.78	0.03%	0.41	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
40	118	124	Sep 2	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	7-8	H(2)	4	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.84	3.66	6	3	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	-0.009	5.83	-0.02%	0.04	7t 1-- 1 out a2	8t 12- 1 out a2
41	119	134	Sep 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	3-GF(8)	L(6-4)	8	5.2	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	3.65	3.70	20	9	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	2	14	0	0	1	1	1	0	1.16	0.010	5.85	0.03%	1.22	3b --- 1 out d3	8b end d 1
42	120	137	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	6-8		3	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.49	3.60	12	5	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.56	0.192	8.78	0.65%	1.23	6t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out tie
43	121	140	Sep 18	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	7-7		2	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.58	3.59	4	1	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.091	4.89	-0.37%	-1.39	7t -2- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d4
44	122	145	Sep 23	BOS		DET	L,1-7	1-5		4	4.2	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.48	3.51	17	6	7	4	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.093	7.46	0.63%	2.10	1t 123 1 out d3	5t 3 out d3
45	123	148	Sep 27	BOS		MIL	W,7-5	3-9	W(7-4)	3	5.2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.35	3.42	22	8	9	4	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.89	0.169	6.73	0.77%	1.73	3t --- 2 out d2	9t 12- 1 out a3
46	124	152	Oct 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	3.39	6	2	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.48	0.055	4.30	0.30%	0.80	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
47	125	154	Oct 3	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.20	3.32	7	3	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.053	11.71	-0.61%	-0.01	7b -2- 1 out d1	8b end d 2
							19-28		W-L:7-4,Sv:5,BSv:2,Hld:2	2.7	84.1	75	31	30	32	43	5	1	3.20	3.32	346	1.63		14%	2%	37		46	35%	0	2	4	302	10	0	8	13	2	8	1.33	0.524	3.23	1.31%	3.47

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