Charlie Lea
Position:
Pitcher
Bats: Right
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Throws: Right
6-4, 194lb (193cm, 87kg)
Born:
December 25, 1956
in Orleans, France
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Died:
November 11, 2011
in Collierville, TN
Buried:
Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN
Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) and the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).
High School: Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN)
Schools: Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
Debut:
June 12, 1980
(Age 23-170d,
14,316th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Last Game:
October 1, 1988
(Age 31-281d)
vs. CAL 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W
Rookie Status:
Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season
Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks
Full Name: Charles William Lea
Pronunciation: \LEE\
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