Lee Tunnell
[edit] Biography
Born on October 30, 1960 in Tyler, Texas, Lee Tunnell (Byron Lee Tunnell) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 6 year career. Tunnell broke into the bigs on September 4, 1982 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.65 ERA in 177.2 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Lee Tunnell's best season was 1983, when he posted a 3.65 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 95 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 3.93
| 4
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 25
| 11
| 6
| 3.65
| 95
| 81
| 72
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 177.2
| 167
| 15
| 58
| 3
| 11
| 2
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 5.27
| 51
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 68.1
| 81
| 6
| 40
| 6
| 6
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 24
| 23
| 4
| 10
| 4.01
| 74
| 70
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 132.1
| 126
| 11
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| 32
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 4.84
| 49
| 45
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 74.1
| 90
| 5
| 34
| 7
| 2
| 1
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.00
| 7
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 122
| 66
| 21
| 28
| 4.18
| 273
| 248
| 219
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 471
| 481
| 38
| 194
| 20
| 22
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.00
| 7
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 132
| 66
| 22
| 28
| 4.23
| 280
| 256
| 227
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 483
| 499
| 39
| 200
| 21
| 22
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 18.1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 25
| 177.2
| 11
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 8
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| P
| 26
| 6
| 68.1
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2
| .957
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 24
| 23
| 132.1
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 9
| 74.1
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 132
| 66
| 483
| 33
| 88
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 25
| 17
| .992
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 58
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .121
| .136
| .155
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 24
| 47
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .085
| .102
| .128
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| 33
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .235
| .235
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 123
| 138
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .116
| .128
| .145
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 54
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 133
| 138
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .116
| .128
| .145
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 54
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 20, 1986).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 6, 1987).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals (April 6, 1987).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 4, 1988).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 13, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1989).
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