1946
Born December 28, 1946
Burbank, CA, USA
Bill Lee Notable
Bill Lee divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 1969, then the Montreal Expos through 1982.
He went 119 and 90 with a 3.62 earned run average, pitching 1,944.3 innings in 416 games. He struck out 713, completed 72 of his 225 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 419 games he batted .208, with 41 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1973.
He was born in Burbank, CA, USA on December 28, 1946. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1973 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1975 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | BOS | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | BOS | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | BOS | 47 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .217 |
| 1972 | BOS | 47 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .188 |
| 1973 | BOS | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | BOS | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | BOS | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | BOS | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | BOS | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | BOS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | MON | 33 | 74 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .216 |
| 1980 | MON | 25 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .220 |
| 1981 | MON | 31 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .364 |
| 1982 | MON | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 419 | 197 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 0 | .208 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 56 | 26 | 28 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 1970 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37.0 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 4.62 |
| 1971 | BOS | 9 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 102.0 | 102 | 31 | 46 | 74 | 2.74 |
| 1972 | BOS | 7 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 84.1 | 75 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 3.20 |
| 1973 | BOS | 17 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 284.2 | 275 | 87 | 76 | 120 | 2.75 |
| 1974 | BOS | 17 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 282.1 | 320 | 110 | 67 | 95 | 3.51 |
| 1975 | BOS | 17 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 260.0 | 274 | 114 | 69 | 78 | 3.95 |
| 1976 | BOS | 5 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 96.0 | 124 | 60 | 28 | 29 | 5.63 |
| 1977 | BOS | 9 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 128.0 | 155 | 63 | 29 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 1978 | BOS | 10 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 177.0 | 198 | 68 | 59 | 44 | 3.46 |
| 1979 | MON | 16 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 222.0 | 230 | 75 | 46 | 59 | 3.04 |
| 1980 | MON | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 118.0 | 156 | 65 | 22 | 34 | 4.96 |
| 1981 | MON | 5 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 88.2 | 90 | 29 | 14 | 34 | 2.94 |
| 1982 | MON | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4.38 |
| Career | — | 119 | 90 | 416 | 225 | 19 | 1944.1 | 2122 | 783 | 531 | 713 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
1969
Major-league debut: Bill Lee
Bill Lee made a major-league debut on June 25, 1969.
1982
Final major-league game: Bill Lee
Bill Lee played a final major-league game on May 7, 1982.