1899
Born January 29, 1899
Washington, DC, USA
Script Lee Notable
b. January 29, 1899 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1921, Baltimore Black Sox 1922, 1929–1931, Hilldale Club 1923–1927, Baltimore Sox 1933, Cleveland Red Sox 1934
Script Lee played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1921 and closing with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1923 to 1927.
He went 40 and 35 with a 4.84 earned run average, pitching 670 innings in 114 games. He struck out 254, completed 51 of his 83 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 159 games he batted .223, with 81 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on January 29, 1899, and died on February 13, 1974. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | AC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1922* | BBS | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1923 | HIL | 13 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| 1924 | HIL | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1925 | HIL | 16 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| 1926 | HIL | 21 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .273 |
| 1927 | HIL | 18 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1929 | BBS | 26 | 65 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .215 |
| 1930* | BBS | 17 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 1931* | BBS | 25 | 58 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| 1933 | SOX | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1934 | CRS | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Major leagues | — | 112 | 249 | 30 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 4 | .221 |
| All seasons | — | 159 | 364 | 39 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 5 | .223 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | AC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12.60 |
| 1922* | BBS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2.37 |
| 1923 | HIL | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 83.2 | 103 | 46 | 33 | 35 | 4.95 |
| 1924 | HIL | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34.0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3.18 |
| 1925 | HIL | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 71.0 | 87 | 51 | 30 | 24 | 6.46 |
| 1926 | HIL | 8 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 118.1 | 95 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 3.80 |
| 1927 | HIL | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 76.2 | 107 | 72 | 31 | 27 | 8.45 |
| 1929 | BBS | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 77.0 | 82 | 35 | 39 | 27 | 4.09 |
| 1930* | BBS | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41.2 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 5.83 |
| 1931* | BBS | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 111.1 | 103 | 41 | 46 | 38 | 3.31 |
| 1933 | SOX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4.80 |
| 1934 | CRS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3.12 |
| Major leagues | — | 28 | 24 | 86 | 59 | 0 | 493.0 | 537 | 280 | 213 | 190 | 5.11 |
| All seasons | — | 40 | 35 | 114 | 83 | 0 | 670.0 | 708 | 360 | 285 | 254 | 4.84 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Script Lee, that is 1921–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1974