Thornton Lee
Thornton Starr Lee
Born: September 13, 1906
Sonoma, CA USA
Deceased: 1997
Tucson, AZ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
College: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Career: 1933-1948
Minor League Statistics
Thornton Lee compiled a career record of 117 wins and 124 losses in his 375-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1948 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.04 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | 105 | 57 | 48 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 400 |
| 1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.04 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 180.7 | 179 | 90 | 81 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 783 |
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.89 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127.0 | 138 | 86 | 69 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 584 |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.52 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 204.7 | 209 | 91 | 80 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 876 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.49 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 245.3 | 252 | 123 | 95 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1074 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 11 | .577 | 4.21 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 235.0 | 260 | 121 | 110 | 14 | 70 | 0 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1008 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.47 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 228.0 | 223 | 100 | 88 | 13 | 56 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 948 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.37 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 300.3 | 258 | 98 | 79 | 18 | 92 | 0 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1224 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3.32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 82 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 334 |
| 1943 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 127.0 | 129 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 550 |
| 1944 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.02 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 113.3 | 105 | 51 | 38 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 461 |
| 1945 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 228.3 | 208 | 81 | 62 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 951 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.53 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 39 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 187 |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.47 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86.7 | 86 | 50 | 43 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 394 |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Totals | 117 | 124 | .485 | 3.56 | 374 | 272 | 50 | 155 | 14 | 10 | 2331.3 | 2327 | 1105 | 921 | 121 | 838 | 0 | 937 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 9999 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 24 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .095 | .136 | .143 | .279 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 32 | 68 | 61 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .197 | .246 | .230 | .476 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 43 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .122 | .182 | .122 | .304 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 77 | 71 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .211 | .222 | .310 | .532 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 101 | 97 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .258 | .258 | .433 | .691 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 95 | 91 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .165 | .200 | .198 | .398 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 93 | 84 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | .274 | .307 | .321 | .628 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 119 | 114 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .254 | .280 | .298 | .578 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 19 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 85 | 78 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .179 | .229 | .192 | .421 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .533 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .207 | .258 | .207 | .465 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 375 | 885 | 835 | 63 | 167 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 208 | .200 | .226 | .253 | .479 | 211 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .917 | |
| 1935 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 3 | .945 | 1.625 | |
| 1936 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .950 | .884 | |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 0 | .935 | 1.433 | |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 2 | .904 | 1.424 | |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 1.545 | |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 2 | .900 | 1.286 | |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 52 | 5 | 2 | .925 | 1.771 | |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .727 | |
| 1943 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .870 | 1.053 | |
| 1944 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .946 | 2.333 | |
| 1945 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .957 | 1.517 | |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 1.000 | |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .905 | .905 | |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | P | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .727 | |
| Totals | 374 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 428 | 38 | 21 | .929 | 1.324 |
Awards
1941 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
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