Thornton Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

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

Born: September 13, 1906 in Sonoma, CA us

Died: June 9, 1997 in Tucson, AZ

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: September 19, 1933 (Age 27-006d, 7,635th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 18, 1948 (Age 41-279d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Thornton Starr Lee

Nicknames: Lefty

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Relatives: Father of Don Lee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

117

124

ERA

3.56

374

272

2331.1

937

WHIP

1.358

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-13 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	54 (27-21-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
E McNair	2
H Steinbacher	1
M Owen	1
L Rosenthal	0
N Schlueter	0
K Silvestri	0

Most Driven In By
M Kreevich	2
R Radcliff	1
O Bejma	1
J Hayes	1
L Appling	1
G Walker	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	167	2 (1)	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	L,7-8	9-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.49	-0.143	5.89	-0.20%	-0.57	P
2	168	5 (2)	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.91	0.116	1.89	0.14%	1.44	P
3	169	10 (4)	Apr 30	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						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
4	170	14 (3)	May 5	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.28	-0.104	4.25	-0.21%	-1.05	P
5	171	18 (3)	May 9	CHW		NYY	L,6-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	1.55	-0.119	5.95	-0.27%	-1.00	P
6	172	22 (3)	May 14	CHW		CLE	L,4-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
7	173	27 (4)	May 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.92	0.002	2.55	0.00%	-0.05	P
8	174	29 (1)	May 23	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
9	175	33 (3)	May 28	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.94	-0.053	2.05	-0.07%	-0.44	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
10	176	37 (3)	Jun 2	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9	2.14	0.117	2.76	0.09%	1.41	P
11	177	43 (5)	Jun 7	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.160	.410	9	.78	-0.042	2.27	-0.07%	-0.41	P
12	178	49 (5)	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9	1.00	-0.090	.94	-0.05%	-0.78	P
13	179	55 (5)	Jun 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,8-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9	.74	-0.041	.71	-0.02%	-0.69	P
14	180	59 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.216	.176	.393	9	.41	0.016	.08	0.00%	0.69	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
15	181	63 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.216	.176	.393	9						P
16	182	67 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-4	GS-0	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.162	.225	.216	.441	9						P
17	183	71 (3)	Jul 8	CHW		DET	W,10-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.231	.469	9	.84	0.029	.23	0.01%	0.43	P
18	184	78 (6)	Jul 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.163	.217	.209	.427	9						P
19	185	83 (4)	Jul 20	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.200	.191	.391	9	.34	-0.036	.13	-0.01%	-1.39	P
20	186	90 (6)	Jul 26 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.185	.176	.362	9	.65	-0.069	.18	-0.01%	-1.17	P
21	187	94 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.190	.182	.371	9	.36	-0.005	.05	0.00%	-0.47	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
22	188	99 (4)	Aug 4	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.180	.172	.353	9	.98	-0.076	.17	-0.01%	-0.76	P
23	189	107 (7)	Aug 13 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.185	.177	.362	9	.32	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
24	190	110 (2)	Aug 17	CHW		DET	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.185	.177	.362	9						P
25	191	112 (1)	Aug 19	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.197	.385	9	1.35	0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.02	P
26	192	116 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,4-16	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.208	.206	.414	9	1.00	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
27	193	120 (3)	Aug 27	CHW		PHA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.203	.200	.403	9	1.15	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.56	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
28	194	126 (5)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.192	.189	.381	9	.79	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.56	P
29	195	132 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.193	.190	.383	9	.64	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.48	P
30	196	135 (2)	Sep 12	CHW	@	WSH	T,3-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.209	.207	.417	9	1.22	0.076	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
31	197	141 (5)	Sep 17 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.163	.200	.198	.398	9						P
32	198	148 (6)	Sep 24 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,11-9	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.202	.200	.402	9	.56	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
33	199	153 (4)	Sep 30 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.165	.200	.198	.398	9	1.92	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
							19-13		95	91	8	15	3	0	0	4	4	0	18	0	0		0	2	0	0	.165	.200	.198	.398		.94	-0.722	1.09	-0.68%	-9.53

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