William Francis Lee
[edit] Biography
Born on December 28, 1946 in Burbank, California, Bill Lee (William Francis Lee) played for the Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos over the course of his 14 year career. Lee broke into the bigs on June 25, 1969 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.50 ERA in 52 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bill Lee's best season was 1973, when he posted a 2.75 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 120 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4.50
| 45
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 56
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4.62
| 19
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 37
| 48
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 2.74
| 74
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 102
| 102
| 7
| 46
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3.20
| 43
| 31
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 84.1
| 75
| 5
| 32
| 8
| 4
| 1
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 33
| 17
| 11
| 2.75
| 120
| 100
| 87
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 284.2
| 275
| 20
| 76
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 37
| 17
| 15
| 3.51
| 95
| 123
| 110
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 282.1
| 320
| 25
| 67
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 34
| 17
| 9
| 3.95
| 78
| 123
| 114
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 260
| 274
| 20
| 69
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 14
| 5
| 7
| 5.62
| 29
| 68
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 96
| 124
| 13
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 16
| 9
| 5
| 4.43
| 31
| 67
| 63
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 128
| 155
| 14
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 24
| 10
| 10
| 3.46
| 44
| 89
| 68
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 177
| 198
| 20
| 59
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 33
| 33
| 16
| 10
| 3.04
| 59
| 91
| 75
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 222
| 230
| 20
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 24
| 18
| 4
| 6
| 4.96
| 34
| 71
| 65
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 156
| 13
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 31
| 7
| 5
| 6
| 2.94
| 34
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 88.2
| 90
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.38
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 95
| 58
| 25
| 22
| 3.57
| 135
| 202
| 175
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 441
| 495
| 40
| 83
| 4
| 3
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 321
| 167
| 94
| 68
| 3.64
| 578
| 683
| 608
| 64
| 7
| 13
| 1503.1
| 1627
| 136
| 448
| 23
| 21
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 416
| 225
| 119
| 90
| 3.62
| 713
| 885
| 783
| 72
| 10
| 19
| 1944.1
| 2122
| 176
| 531
| 27
| 24
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 20
| 1
| 52
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| P
| 11
| 5
| 37
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| P
| 47
| 3
| 102
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 1
| .955
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 84.1
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| P
| 38
| 33
| 284.2
| 10
| 57
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 4
| 4
| .918
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| P
| 38
| 37
| 282.1
| 9
| 69
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 12
| 13
| .907
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| P
| 41
| 34
| 260
| 9
| 54
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 11
| 10
| .926
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| P
| 24
| 14
| 96
| 2
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .923
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| P
| 27
| 16
| 128
| 3
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3
| .972
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| P
| 28
| 24
| 177
| 9
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 6
| .932
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 222
| 11
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 8
| 3
| .981
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| P
| 24
| 18
| 118
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| P
| 31
| 7
| 88.2
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 12.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 416
| 225
| 1944.1
| 83
| 415
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 12
| 101
| 58
| 48
| .947
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .217
| .250
| .217
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .188
| .188
| .500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 33
| 74
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .216
| .216
| .243
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 25
| 41
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .220
| .220
| .244
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 31
| 22
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .364
| .364
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 96
| 137
| 8
| 33
| 1
| 8
| .241
| .241
| .285
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 323
| 60
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .133
| .148
| .217
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 419
| 197
| 12
| 41
| 2
| 10
| .208
| .212
| .264
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 63
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Montreal Expos in exchange for Stan Papi (December 7, 1978).
- Released by Montreal Expos (May 9, 1982).
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