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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-28 / in Starts: 4-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 24

1936 Pitching Game Log

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1936 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	60	1	Apr 14	CLE		DET	L,0-3	7-8		99	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.32	7	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.058	.92	0.09%	1.32	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
2	61	3	Apr 17	CLE	@	SLB	W,13-10	6-9	BS(1)	2	3.0	4	2	1	1	2	0	0	1.80	1.92	14	3	4	1	1	4		2	1	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.90	-0.150	7.25	-0.23%	0.14	6b -23 0 out a1	9b 1-3 0 out a1
3	62	9	Apr 25	CLE		SLB	L,3-6	5-7		7	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	2.44	10	8	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.066	1.31	0.13%	1.89	5t --3 0 out d3	7t 3 out d4
4	63	13	Apr 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-6	L(0-1)	3	6.0	7	5	5	3	4	0	0	3.86	2.89	28	10	7	1	1	4	39			1	0	0	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.171	3.84	-0.38%	-1.27	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
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	64	19	May 5	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	W(1-1)	5	9.0	6	4	2	3	2	0	0	3.13	3.27	37	17	10	1	0	5	62			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	2	1.06	0.363	3.60	0.74%	1.42	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
6	65	23	May 10	CLE	@	DET	W,9-7	5-7		4	2.2	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	3.51	3.94	12	5	0	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.05	-0.236	7.85	-0.54%	-1.67	5b 12- 1 out a3	7b 3 out tie
7	66	30	May 20	CLE		WSH	L,6-7	GS-4		9	3.2	8	6	5	2	0	0	0	4.60	4.07	23	8	6	1	3	7	21			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	-0.367	3.62	-0.63%	-3.88	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d3
8	67	32	May 22	CLE		DET	L,10-13	7-8		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.35	3.96	6	2	2	1	0	1		2	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.002	.92	0.00%	0.73	7t 12- 1 out d4	8t 3 out d4
9	68	33	May 23(1)	CLE		DET	L,5-13	1-1		0	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.55	4.14	5	1	1	0	1	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.040	1.28	-0.06%	-1.19	1t -2- 1 out d6	1t 3 out d8
10	69	36	May 26	CLE		SLB	L,5-8	9-9		2	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.34	4.22	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.072	2.34	-0.09%	-1.08	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 123 1 out d1
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
11	70	42	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-14	1-3		6	2.0	4	5	3	2	1	0	0	5.82	4.29	13	5	1	0	1	4		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.65	-0.088	2.10	-0.17%	-3.41	1b -2- 1 out d4	3b -23 1 out d7
12	71	44	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.77	4.28	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.042	3.87	0.07%	0.60	8b 1-3 2 out d1	8b end d 1
13	72	48	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	7-8	L(1-2)	4	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	5.80	4.44	9	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.33	-0.182	2.62	-0.22%	-1.48	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 123 1 out d1
14	73	53	Jun 14	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-8	2-6		4	5.0	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	5.31	4.32	20	8	5	0	1	5		0	0	2	0	0	19	1	1	0	1	0	0	.27	0.016	.44	0.02%	1.11	2b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d6
15	74	56	Jun 17(2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-12	6-GF		2	4.0	7	4	4	2	1	1	0	5.64	4.61	19	7	2	0	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	2	0	0	.02	-0.012	.05	-0.02%	-1.36	6t --- 0 out d7	9t end d10
16	75	58	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	W,9-6	GS-		1	5.2	9	5	5	4	2	0	0	5.90	4.63	29						29						25					0
17	76	66	Jun 26	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	3-9		6	6.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	5.43	4.45	21	6	6	0	1	3		3	1	0	1	1	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	0.341	1.21	0.21%	4.04	3t 123 1 out d4	9t 1-- 1 out a2
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
18	77	69	Jul 1(1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,12-16	6-7	L(1-3)	4	0.2	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.84	4.49	6	0	0	0	0	5		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	-0.304	1.53	-0.22%	-3.68	6b 123 1 out tie	7b 1-- 0 out tie
19	78	74	Jul 4(1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-9	GS-4	L(1-4)	2	3.0	9	7	7	1	1	0	1	6.60	4.50	19	4	3	0	1	9	13			1	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.239	.88	-0.14%	-4.36	1b start tie	4b 1-3 0 out d5
20	79	88	Jul 19(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,11-3	CG	W(2-4)	14	9.0	8	3	1	4	2	0	0	5.87	4.46	39	12	15	0	4	6	61			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	2	.47	0.122	1.11	0.17%	2.42	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
21	80	92	Jul 23	CLE		BOS	L,8-9	4-6		3	2.2	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	5.78	4.46	13	6	3	0	0	3		2	2	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.192	1.83	-0.38%	-2.62	4t 12- 1 out d2	6t 3 out d5
22	81	94	Jul 25	CLE		PHA	L,12-15	5-5		1	0.0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.78	4.50	4	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.226	3.78	-0.38%	-3.93	5t 1-3 2 out d2	5t 12- 2 out d6
23	82	98	Jul 29(1)	CLE		WSH	W,11-6	GS-3		3	2.2	5	5	5	3	1	0	0	6.17	4.55	16	5	2	0	0	5	26			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.045	1.33	0.05%	-0.90	1t start tie	3t 123 2 out a6
24	83	99	Jul 29(2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	5-GF	W(3-4)	-1	5.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	5.90	4.44	19	8	4	0	2	3		0	0	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.415	3.31	0.51%	2.30	5t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 1
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
25	84	102	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.85	4.43	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	-0.080	9.73	-0.16%	0.33	10t 1-3 1 out tie	10t end d 1
26	85	103	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	T,4-4	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.83	4.42	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.029	2.15	0.04%	0.39	8t -2- 2 out d2	8t 3 out d2
27	86	106	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	10-10	H(1)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.78	4.39	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	0.056	1.50	0.02%	-0.23	10b 1-- 0 out a3	10b 1-- 2 out a2
28	87	112	Aug 11	CLE		DET	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.71	4.35	3	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.16	0.309	1.98	0.09%	1.07	9t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
29	88	113	Aug 12	CLE		DET	L,4-7	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.64	4.32	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.009	.08	0.00%	2.17	9t -23 0 out d5	9t end d 5
30	89	115	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-10	8-GF	S(2)	1	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.53	4.33	6	3	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	0.259	1.14	0.08%	1.22	8b -23 1 out a3	9b end a 2
31	90	118	Aug 17	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-7	4-GF(8)		2	4.1	3	3	3	4	2	0	0	5.56	4.37	21	10	3	1	1	2		3	0	0	1	0	15	1	0	1	0	0	1	.81	-0.021	.28	0.00%	0.52	4b 123 2 out d2	8b end d 4
32	91	120	Aug 21	CLE		SLB	W,4-2	7-GF	S(3)	3	2.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.42	4.36	8	3	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.312	.41	0.04%	2.20	7t 123 2 out a2	9t end a 2
33	92	123	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-6	L(3-5)	3	6.0	11	5	5	2	1	0	0	5.55	4.33	31	12	6	0	0	10	29			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	-0.215	.25	-0.03%	-1.39	1b start a 3	6b 3 out d2
34	93	125	Aug 27	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-9	7-7		1	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.49	4.35	6	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.70	-0.041	.08	0.00%	-0.40	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
35	94	129	Aug 30(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	6-7		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.38	4.33	6	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.029	.00	0.00%	1.36	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Sept				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
36	95	132	Sep 3	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.33	4.30	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.62	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
37	96	133	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-9	5-GF(8)		1	4.0	5	2	1	2	1	0	0	5.21	4.30	20	6	6	1	2	5		2	2	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	.06	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.15	5b -23 0 out d5	8b end d 9
38	97	138	Sep 9(1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-11	8-8		3	0.2	3	5	5	3	1	0	0	5.60	4.36	8	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-4.73	8t --- 0 out d3	8t -2- 2 out d8
39	98	139	Sep 9(2)	CLE		NYY	L,9-12	6-8		-1	2.2	2	2	2	3	0	1	0	5.63	4.54	11	4	2	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.65	6t 1-3 1 out d6	8t 3 out d8
40	99	141	Sep 11	CLE		WSH	L,2-7	1-7		1	7.0	2	0	0	4	3	0	0	5.29	4.52	28	11	8	2	2	2		1	0	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	.45	0.193	.00	0.00%	5.27	1t -2- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d4
41	100	147	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.26	4.49	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.016	.00	0.00%	1.05	8b 12- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
42	101	149	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	L,3-7	5-GF(8)		1	4.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.16	4.54	16	12	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	.17	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.57	5b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
43	102	151	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	T,8-8	2-8		2	7.0	6	2	2	7	4	0	0	5.02	4.58	33	15	1	0	0	6		3	3	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.079	.00	0.00%	1.47	2t 123 0 out tie	8t 3 out d1
							13-28		W-L:3-5,Sv:3,BSv:1,Hld:1	2.6	127.1	138	86	71	67	49	4	2	5.02	4.58	585	1.93		3%	7%	116	35	46	48%	10	3	2	509	17	1	4	9	0	14	.91	0.065	1.61	-1.38%	-1.55

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