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	2-9 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (13-8-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
D Lodigiani	1
B Mueller	1
M Hoag	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	263	75 (74)	Jul 5 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,2-13	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	264	86 (10)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.07	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
3	265	92 (5)	Jul 25	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	2.34	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.01	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
4	266	100 (7)	Aug 5	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.68	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
5	267	108 (7)	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	1.00	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
6	268	114 (5)	Aug 21	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	1.90	0.111	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
7	269	123 (8)	Aug 30 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	2.02	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.31	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
8	270	129 (5)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-14	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.318	.545	9	.67	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
9	271	132 (2)	Sep 8	CHW		CLE	L,0-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.280	.480	9	1.25	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
10	272	143 (10)	Sep 20 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9						P
11	273	148 (4)	Sep 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.32	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
							2-9		30	30	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	0		1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467		1.24	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-2.57

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