1956
Born December 25, 1956
Orleans, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Charlie Lea Notable
Charlie Lea divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Montreal Expos from 1980, then the Minnesota Twins through 1988.
He went 62 and 48 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 923.3 innings in 152 games. He struck out 535, completed 22 of his 144 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 152 games he batted .112, with 29 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1984. He threw a no-hitter in 1981.
He was born in Orleans, Centre-Val de Loire, France on December 25, 1956, and died on November 11, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1984 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1981 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1981 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | MON | 21 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .081 |
| 1981 | MON | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .133 |
| 1982 | MON | 27 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .123 |
| 1983 | MON | 33 | 70 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .114 |
| 1984 | MON | 30 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .111 |
| 1987 | MON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | MIN | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 152 | 259 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 93 | 0 | .112 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | MON | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 104.0 | 103 | 43 | 55 | 56 | 3.72 |
| 1981 | MON | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 64.1 | 63 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 4.62 |
| 1982 | MON | 12 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 177.2 | 145 | 64 | 56 | 115 | 3.24 |
| 1983 | MON | 16 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 222.0 | 195 | 77 | 84 | 137 | 3.12 |
| 1984 | MON | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 224.1 | 198 | 72 | 68 | 123 | 2.89 |
| 1987 | MON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36.00 |
| 1988 | MIN | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 130.0 | 156 | 70 | 50 | 72 | 4.85 |
| Career | — | 62 | 48 | 152 | 144 | 0 | 923.1 | 864 | 363 | 341 | 535 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died November 11, 2011
1980
Major-league debut: Charlie Lea
Charlie Lea made a major-league debut on June 12, 1980.
1981
Charlie Lea's No-Hitter
Charlie Lea threw a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos against the San Francisco Giants on May 10, 1981, winning 4–0.
1988
Final major-league game: Charlie Lea
Charlie Lea played a final major-league game on October 1, 1988.