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Don
Lee		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 26, 1934 in Usa, AZ, GLOBE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1964   
All-Star Selections 1967   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 23 STL NL   6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 24 STL NL   6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1959 25 STL NL   6 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1960 26 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1961 27 STL NL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1962 28 STL NL $ 330,000 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1963 29 STL NL $ 330,000 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1964 30 STL NL $ 425,000 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1965 31 STL NL $ 794,286 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1966 32 BSN NL $ 999,999 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1967 33 BSN NL $ 999,999 3 5 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 6
1968 34 BSN NL $ 999,999 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 999,999 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 23 STL NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 24 STL NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 25 STL NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 26 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 27 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 28 STL NL $ 330,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 29 STL NL $ 330,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 30 STL NL $ 425,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 31 STL NL $ 794,286   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 32 BSN NL $ 999,999   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 33 BSN NL $ 999,999   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 34 BSN NL $ 999,999   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 999,999   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1957 23 AAA   3 1 .750 58 0 0 0 2 58.0 55 24 8 23 40 3.72 .249 .320 .403 .722  
1958 24 AAA   6 13 .316 26 26 2 0 0 163.0 191 91 24 52 134 5.02 .288 .340 .469 .809  
1959 25 AAA   11 10 .524 29 29 1 1 0 177.0 229 104 17 72 169 5.29 .309 .370 .447 .817  
1960 26 STL NL 7 14 .333 61 18 0 0 0 168.3 171 87 20 57 101 4.65 .268 .331 .447 .779 6.5
1961 27 STL NL 4 20 .167 32 32 2 0 0 204.7 229 124 32 58 126 5.45 .282 .333 .464 .797 0.3
1962 28 STL NL 3 6 .333 48 0 0 0 9 54.7 77 42 7 28 19 6.92 .352 .421 .553 .973 0.0
1963 29 STL NL 7 6 .538 63 0 0 0 6 70.3 79 34 8 19 37 4.35 .286 .339 .417 .756 4.7
1964 30 STL NL 16 6 .727 87 0 0 0 11 132.3 129 52 9 46 58 3.54 .262 .322 .367 .689 12.7
1965 31 STL NL 3 8 .273 60 0 0 0 11 72.7 79 42 9 30 28 5.20 .280 .349 .447 .796 1.4
1966 32 TAM AL 3 5 .375 32 0 0 0 0 43.0 51 24 3 15 22 5.02 .300 .354 .418 .772 1.7
  BSN NL 7 4 .636 43 0 0 0 2 55.0 58 22 4 20 29 3.60 .278 .339 .388 .727 3.9
  TOT   10 9 .526 75 0 0 0 2 98.0 109 46 7 35 51 4.22 .288 .346 .401 .747 5.6
1967 33 BSN NL 6 5 .545 83 0 0 0 12 92.3 70 19 5 33 47 1.85 .211 .283 .280 .563 15.1
1968 34 BSN NL 2 3 .400 22 0 0 0 4 20.7 26 16 3 14 18 6.97 .329 .433 .494 .927 0.0
9 Years Sim 58 77 .430 531 50 2 0 55 914.0 969 462 100 320 485 4.55 .276 .338 .424 .762 46.4
3 Years AAA 20 24 .455 113 55 3 1 2 398.0 475 219 49 147 343 4.95 .292 .351 .450 .801  
Season Average 6 8 .429 59 5 0 0 6 101.6 107 51 11 35 53 4.55 .276 .338 .424 .762  
Career Highs 16 20 .727 87 32 2 0 12 204.7 229 124 32 58 126 6.97 .352 .433 .553 .973  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   511 243 53 159 272   .275 .333 .420 .752
vs LH   458 219 47 161 213   .277 .341 .429 .770
Home 26 37 .413 281 27 0 0 29 490.3 511 245 59 183 258 4.50 .272 .337 .433 .769
Away 32 40 .444 250 23 2 0 27 423.7 458 217 41 137 227 4.61 .281 .337 .414 .751
Mar/Apr 9 14 .391 94 5 0 0 9 143.6 165 74 17 57 60 4.64 .292 .357 .435 .792
May 8 14 .364 105 6 1 0 7 165.3 150 63 15 53 93 3.43 .243 .303 .355 .658
June 8 10 .444 83 5 0 0 7 121.3 143 72 15 55 72 5.34 .296 .368 .453 .821
July 11 9 .550 88 12 0 0 8 172.6 178 86 11 63 101 4.48 .270 .334 .401 .734
August 14 14 .500 85 11 1 0 12 155.0 175 90 21 49 79 5.23 .293 .346 .477 .823
Sep/Oct 8 16 .333 76 11 0 0 13 156.0 158 77 21 43 80 4.44 .269 .319 .435 .754
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1960 26 STL NL 61 38 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .132 .154 .158 .312 0.3 0.0
1961 27 STL NL 32 61 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .115 .129 .148 .277 -0.5 0.0
1962 28 STL NL 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1964 30 STL NL 87 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
1965 31 STL NL 60 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5 0.0
1966 32 TAM AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  BSN NL 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   75 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1967 33 BSN NL 83 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1968 34 BSN NL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
8 Years Sim 468 130 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 54 .108 .128 .131 .259 -1.9 0.0
162 Game Average 45 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .108 .128 .131 .259 -0.7  
Career Highs 87 61 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   79 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 35 .089 .100 .127 .227 -2.4
vs LH   51 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 .137 .170 .137 .307 0.0
Home 246 72 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 32 .097 .133 .125 .258 -1.3
Away 184 58 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 .121 .121 .138 .259 -1.2
RISP   27 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .037 .071 .037 .108 -1.7
Close/Late   7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
Mar/Apr 44 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.4
May 66 21 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .190 .333 0.0
June 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
July 44 25 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .160 .222 .160 .382 0.7
August 68 30 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .100 .100 .133 .233 -0.9
Sep/Oct 25 26 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .115 .115 .154 .269 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1960 26 STL NL P 61 18 168.3 6 34 3 3 .930 2.14    
1961 27 STL NL P 32 32 204.7 12 41 0 2 1.000 2.33    
1962 28 STL NL P 48 0 54.7 2 13 0 2 1.000 2.47    
1963 29 STL NL P 63 0 70.3 6 17 0 0 1.000 2.94    
1964 30 STL NL P 87 0 132.3 10 36 1 3 .979 3.13    
1965 31 STL NL P 60 0 72.7 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.48    
1966 32 TAM AL P 32 0 43.0 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.09    
  BSN NL P 43 0 55.0 1 11 0 1 1.000 1.96    
  TOT   P 75 0 98.0 2 20 0 1 1.000 2.02    
1967 33 BSN NL P 83 0 92.3 6 18 0 0 1.000 2.34    
1968 34 BSN NL P 22 0 20.7 2 7 0 2 1.000 3.92    
Career Totals   531 50 914.0 50 202 4 14 .984 2.48    
Career Highs   87 32 204.7 12 41 3 3 1.000 3.92    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1962 28 STL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .182 .182 .182 .364
1963 29 STL NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 5.7 5 0 0 3 3 0.00 .238 .333 .238 .571
1964 30 STL NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 4 0 0 2 18.00 .400 .400 .400 .800
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 10.7 11 4 0 3 8 3.38 .262 .311 .262 .573
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1961-7-20
 Winning Pct
1964-5-.727
 Saves
1964-6-11
1965-9-11
1967-7-12
 Games Pitched
1964-4-87
1967-7-83
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Pete Mikkelsen (946)
  7. Mace Brown (945)
  8. Joe Landrum (943)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1957
Injured on 4/2/1957 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/13/1960
Had first career hit on 7/5/1960, off Bobby Shantz (BSN)
10/19/1961: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $330,000 per year, for 2 years
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $425,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1964
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $794,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/25/1966 to a 3-year deal worth $999,999 per year
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (N) on 6/1/1966 (Going to BSN: P Don Lee. Going to TAM: 3B John Kennedy)
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
 
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