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b. April 10, 1948 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1972–1978, Atlanta Braves 1976, Pittsburgh Pirates 1979–1984, Baltimore Orioles 1985–1987

In May 1978, for Los Angeles, he hit a pinch home run in three consecutive at bats — over four games, since one intervening trip was a walk. Nobody had done it before.

He was a part-time player for most of sixteen seasons and hit .300 or better in six of them: .335 in 1980, .312 in 1982, .302 in 1983, and then .321 with 152 hits for Pittsburgh in 1984, at thirty-six, the first season anyone gave him 474 at bats. Baltimore signed him after it and got three more years.

Sixteen seasons gave him 1,303 hits, 207 doubles, 91 home runs, 185 stolen bases and a .286 average. He was on the Pittsburgh club that won the 1979 World Series and on Dodger clubs that won two pennants. No Hall of Fame ballot has listed him.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	LAD	60	243	34	63	7	3	0	12	19	37	5	.259
1973	LAD	57	135	14	28	2	0	0	8	15	34	2	.207
1974	LAD	48	78	13	22	6	0	0	8	2	14	2	.282
1975	LAD	101	306	44	96	11	5	7	40	22	29	5	.314
1976	ATL/LAD	103	338	42	91	11	3	3	34	22	25	3	.269
1977	LAD	75	169	28	45	7	0	6	21	10	21	4	.266
1978	LAD	103	245	29	64	16	4	13	40	27	30	7	.261
1979	PIT	84	182	17	45	9	3	5	15	22	36	6	.247
1980	PIT	109	278	45	93	20	4	7	33	28	33	18	.335
1981	PIT	78	213	31	57	11	4	2	10	11	29	24	.268
1982	PIT	121	359	66	112	16	3	5	31	32	57	40	.312
1983	PIT	108	288	40	87	12	3	4	13	22	36	31	.302
1984	PIT	138	474	66	152	26	3	12	70	32	61	21	.321
1985	BAL	121	492	69	144	22	4	9	48	39	95	10	.293
1986	BAL	130	491	77	141	18	0	11	47	37	71	4	.287
1987	BAL	87	258	35	63	13	3	7	28	32	49	3	.244
Career	—	1523	4549	650	1303	207	42	91	458	372	657	185	.286

On this day & linked events

1948

Born April 10, 1948

Longview, TX, USA

1972

Major-league debut: Lee Lacy

Lee Lacy made a major-league debut on June 30, 1972.

1986

Lee Lacy's Three-Home-Run Game, 1986

Lee Lacy hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees on June 8, 1986.

1987

Final major-league game: Lee Lacy

Lee Lacy played a final major-league game on October 3, 1987.

Image: Danny Goodman, public domain