1936
Born October 27, 1936
Chicago, IL, USA
Lee Stange Notable
b. October 27, 1936 · Minnesota Twins 1961–1964, Cleveland Indians 1964–1966, Boston Red Sox 1966–1970, Chicago White Sox 1970
Lee Stange played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1961 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1970. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1966 to 1970.
He went 62 and 61 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 1,216 innings in 359 games. He struck out 718, completed 32 of his 125 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 360 games he batted .079, with 24 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on October 27, 1936, and died on September 21, 2018. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | MIN | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | MIN | 44 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .059 |
| 1963 | MIN | 32 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .096 |
| 1964 | CLE/MIN | 38 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .060 |
| 1965 | CLE | 41 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .107 |
| 1966 | BOS/CLE | 36 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .077 |
| 1967 | BOS | 35 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .061 |
| 1968 | BOS | 50 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .133 |
| 1969 | BOS | 41 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .086 |
| 1970 | BOS/CHW | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 360 | 305 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 124 | 0 | .079 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2.92 |
| 1962 | MIN | 4 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 95.0 | 98 | 47 | 39 | 70 | 4.45 |
| 1963 | MIN | 12 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 164.2 | 145 | 48 | 43 | 100 | 2.62 |
| 1964 | CLE/MIN | 7 | 14 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 171.1 | 176 | 84 | 50 | 132 | 4.41 |
| 1965 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 132.0 | 122 | 49 | 26 | 80 | 3.34 |
| 1966 | BOS/CLE | 8 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 169.1 | 157 | 62 | 46 | 85 | 3.30 |
| 1967 | BOS | 8 | 10 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 181.2 | 171 | 56 | 32 | 101 | 2.77 |
| 1968 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 103.0 | 89 | 45 | 25 | 53 | 3.93 |
| 1969 | BOS | 6 | 9 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 137.0 | 137 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 3.68 |
| 1970 | BOS/CHW | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 49.2 | 62 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 5.44 |
| Career | — | 62 | 61 | 359 | 125 | 21 | 1216.0 | 1172 | 481 | 344 | 718 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died September 21, 2018
1961
Major-league debut: Lee Stange
Lee Stange made a major-league debut on April 15, 1961.
1970
Final major-league game: Lee Stange
Lee Stange played a final major-league game on September 21, 1970.
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