Clifford Walker Lee
[edit] Biography
Cliff Lee (Clifford Walker Lee) was born on August 4, 1896 in Lexington, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on May 15, 1919 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1921, his rookie year, he hit .308 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. Lee played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Cliff Lee's best season was 1922, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .322 average and knocked in 77 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| 42
| 112
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 2
| .196
| .237
| .286
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| 37
| 76
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .237
| .275
| .316
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| 88
| 286
| 31
| 88
| 4
| 29
| .308
| .338
| .427
| 14
| 4
| 13
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| 122
| 422
| 65
| 136
| 17
| 77
| .322
| .371
| .540
| 29
| 6
| 32
| 43
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1923
| PHI
| N
| 107
| 355
| 54
| 114
| 11
| 47
| .321
| .357
| .493
| 20
| 4
| 20
| 39
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 56
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 7
| .250
| .276
| .429
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 62
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 9
| .258
| .281
| .435
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| CLE
| A
| 77
| 230
| 43
| 74
| 4
| 42
| .322
| .378
| .491
| 15
| 6
| 21
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| 21
| 40
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .175
| .283
| .275
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 423
| 1313
| 169
| 394
| 33
| 172
| .300
| .339
| .463
| 71
| 22
| 77
| 145
| 1
| 23
| 12
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 98
| 270
| 47
| 81
| 5
| 44
| .300
| .364
| .459
| 16
| 6
| 27
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 521
| 1583
| 216
| 475
| 38
| 216
| .300
| .344
| .462
| 87
| 28
| 104
| 186
| 1
| 30
| 14
| 2
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| C
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| C
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 48
| 45
| 0
| 502
| 20
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1921
| PHI
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 83
| 82
| 394.2
| 152
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 14
| 60
| 173
| 7
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 89
| 88
| 410.2
| 167
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1922
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1923
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 9
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1924
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1925
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| CLE
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 86
| 59
| 60
| 847
| 38
| 12
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 30
| 28
| 16
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 85
| 83
| 394.2
| 155
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 44
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 300
| 112
| 410.2
| 533
| 24
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Pittsburgh Pirates (May, 1921).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Cincinnati Reds (June 20, 1924).
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