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Bill Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: December 28, 1946 in Burbank, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Terra Linda HS (San Rafael, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 25, 1969 (Age 22-179d, 12,853rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 7, 1982 (Age 35-130d)
vs. LAD 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: William Francis Lee

Nicknames: Spaceman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.0

119

ERA

3.62

416

225

1944.1

713

WHIP

1.364

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 14	BOS	@	WSA	L,5-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (1)	Apr 17	BOS	@	DET	L,9-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (1)	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13 (1)	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-7		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	17 (3)	Apr 27	BOS		MIL	L,2-4		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	19 (1)	Apr 30	BOS		MIN	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	22 (2)	May 2 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	23	May 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	25 (1)	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-4		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	28 (2)	May 11	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	35 (6)	May 20	BOS		NYY	W,5-2	GS	26	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	40 (4)	May 24	BOS		WSA	L,6-8	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	43 (2)	May 27	BOS		WSA	W,6-2	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	46 (2)	May 31 (1)	BOS		KCR	L,3-7		20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	49 (2)	Jun 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	53 (3)	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	55 (1)	Jun 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	56	Jun 11	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	59 (2)	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	65 (5)	Jun 22 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,3-9	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	72 (6)	Jun 28	BOS		WSA	W,10-4		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	75 (2)	Jul 1	BOS	@	DET	W,8-7	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	78 (2)	Jul 4	BOS		NYY	W,7-4		32	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	83 (4)	Jul 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	87 (3)	Jul 15	BOS		MIN	W,3-0	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	92 (4)	Jul 20	BOS		CHW	W,5-4		15	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	94 (1)	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	100 (5)	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	103 (2)	Jul 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	107 (3)	Aug 2	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	GF	29	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	110 (2)	Aug 6	BOS		DET	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	112 (1)	Aug 8	BOS		DET	L,2-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	113	Aug 9	BOS		DET	W,12-11		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	115 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	BOS		OAK	L,5-7		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	117 (1)	Aug 12	BOS		OAK	L,2-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	120 (2)	Aug 15	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	123 (2)	Aug 18	BOS		CAL	W,4-3		7	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	126 (2)	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	128 (1)	Aug 24	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	133 (4)	Aug 29	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	135 (1)	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	138 (2)	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,9-11		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	140 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	146 (5)	Sep 11	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	150 (3)	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5		10	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
47	152 (1)	Sep 17	BOS	@	WSA	W,10-7		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							47gm		102.0	2	19	1	22	0