Lee Mazzilli Notable

b. March 25, 1955 · New York Mets 1976–1981, 1986–1989, Texas Rangers 1982, New York Yankees 1982, Pittsburgh Pirates 1983–1986, Toronto Blue Jays 1989

Lee Mazzilli played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1976 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1989.

Across 1,475 games he batted .259, with 1,068 hits and 571 runs. He finished with 93 home runs, 191 doubles, 642 walks and 197 stolen bases.

He played 868 games in the outfield, with 1,933 putouts and 28 errors. He also played 215 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1979.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on March 25, 1955. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1979

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	NYM	24	77	9	15	2	0	2	7	14	10	5	.195
1977	NYM	159	537	66	134	24	3	6	46	72	72	22	.250
1978	NYM	148	542	78	148	28	5	16	61	69	82	20	.273
1979	NYM	158	597	78	181	34	4	15	79	93	74	34	.303
1980	NYM	152	578	82	162	31	4	16	76	82	92	41	.280
1981	NYM	95	324	36	74	14	5	6	34	46	53	17	.228
1982	NYY/TEX	95	323	43	81	10	0	10	34	43	41	13	.251
1983	PIT	109	246	37	59	9	0	5	24	49	43	15	.240
1984	PIT	111	266	37	63	11	1	4	21	40	42	8	.237
1985	PIT	92	117	20	33	8	0	1	9	29	17	4	.282
1986	NYM/PIT	100	151	28	37	5	1	3	15	38	36	4	.245
1987	NYM	88	124	26	38	8	1	3	24	21	14	5	.306
1988	NYM	68	116	9	17	2	0	0	12	12	16	4	.147
1989	NYM/TOR	76	126	22	26	5	0	6	18	34	35	5	.206
Career	—	1475	4124	571	1068	191	24	93	460	642	627	197	.259

On this day & linked events

1955

Born March 25, 1955

New York, NY, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Lee Mazzilli

Lee Mazzilli made a major-league debut on September 7, 1976.

1989

Final major-league game: Lee Mazzilli

Lee Mazzilli played a final major-league game on September 29, 1989.

Image: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0