1934
Born February 26, 1934
Globe, AZ, USA
Don Lee Notable
b. February 26, 1934 · Detroit Tigers 1957–1958, Washington Senators 1960, Minnesota Twins 1961–1962, Los Angeles Angels 1962–1964, California Angels 1965, Houston Astros 1965–1966, Chicago Cubs 1966
Don Lee played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1957 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1966.
He went 40 and 44 with a 3.61 earned run average, pitching 828 innings in 244 games. He struck out 467 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 244 games he batted .164, with 37 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.
He was born in Globe, AZ, USA on February 26, 1934. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1958 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | WSH | 44 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .116 |
| 1961 | MIN | 37 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .067 |
| 1962 | LAA/MIN | 36 | 68 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .191 |
| 1963 | LAA | 40 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .156 |
| 1964 | LAA | 33 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .261 |
| 1965 | CAL/HOU | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1966 | CHC/HOU | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 244 | 226 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 80 | 0 | .164 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 38.2 | 48 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 4.66 |
| 1958 | DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1960 | WSH | 8 | 7 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 165.0 | 160 | 63 | 64 | 88 | 3.44 |
| 1961 | MIN | 3 | 6 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 115.0 | 93 | 45 | 35 | 65 | 3.52 |
| 1962 | LAA/MIN | 11 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 205.1 | 204 | 79 | 63 | 102 | 3.46 |
| 1963 | LAA | 8 | 11 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 154.0 | 148 | 63 | 51 | 89 | 3.68 |
| 1964 | LAA | 5 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 89.1 | 99 | 27 | 25 | 73 | 2.72 |
| 1965 | CAL/HOU | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 5.32 |
| 1966 | CHC/HOU | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4.86 |
| Career | — | 40 | 44 | 244 | 97 | 11 | 828.1 | 827 | 332 | 281 | 467 | 3.61 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Major-league debut: Don Lee
Don Lee made a major-league debut on April 23, 1957.
1966
Final major-league game: Don Lee
Don Lee played a final major-league game on August 21, 1966.
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