P Don Lea #21
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P DON LEA #21 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/16/1937
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 152 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 13th Pick in Round 7
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1959 Detroit - FABL 21 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 6 3 3 1 6 3 0 0 3.00 .385 9.13 -0.2 64
1960 Detroit - FABL 22 78 0 11 11 16 4.85 128.0 143 78 69 9 81 91 0 0 1.75 .332 4.00 0.9 88
1961 Detroit - FABL 23 37 0 5 4 3 5.50 72.0 75 48 44 7 42 37 0 0 1.62 .291 4.45 0.1 77
1963 Detroit - FABL 25 33 6 3 2 0 4.23 83.0 85 45 39 13 41 48 0 0 1.52 .281 5.42 -0.6 100
Total FABL 150 6 19 17 19 4.86 287.0 309 174 155 30 170 179 0 0 1.67 .308 4.59 0.2 87
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Hattiesburg - R 17 1 1 0 1 0 9.45 6.2 11 7 7 0 5 7 0 0 2.40 .458 2.28 0.3 45
1955 Gulfport - R 17 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1.33 .222 3.58 0.1 999
1955 Total - R 17 5 1 1 1 0 4.97 12.2 15 7 7 0 9 10 0 0 1.89 .357 2.89 0.3 85
1956 Charleston - AAA 18 10 0 0 1 0 12.27 18.1 32 25 25 1 20 11 0 0 2.84 .431 5.13 -0.1 34
1957 Chattanooga - A 19 12 6 1 4 0 4.31 56.1 63 29 27 5 39 42 3 0 1.81 .343 4.45 0.4 98
1957 Terre Haute - A 19 22 11 6 4 2 3.50 82.1 85 33 32 4 56 58 0 0 1.71 .318 3.94 1.0 116
1958 Chattanooga - A 20 11 11 5 4 0 3.97 88.1 95 47 39 6 50 78 6 0 1.64 .335 3.77 2.0 117
1958 Terre Haute - A 20 13 13 4 7 0 5.45 77.2 76 51 47 6 49 61 1 0 1.61 .303 3.94 1.2 74
1959 Akron - AA 21 52 0 4 6 16 3.35 78.0 72 30 29 3 44 68 0 0 1.49 .301 2.93 0.8 100
1959 Newark - AAA 21 6 6 3 3 0 4.38 37.0 39 19 18 5 14 31 1 0 1.43 .306 3.46 0.6 83
1961 Newark - AAA 23 9 9 4 1 0 3.23 53.0 43 22 19 7 27 44 0 0 1.32 .252 3.91 0.6 116
1962 Akron - AA 24 15 15 3 3 0 3.27 82.2 70 33 30 8 36 69 0 0 1.28 .271 3.31 1.5 110
1962 Newark - AAA 24 13 13 3 8 0 4.32 75.0 73 36 36 12 33 54 0 0 1.41 .275 4.25 0.5 86
1964 Akron - AA 26 7 7 3 2 0 4.74 38.0 41 20 20 5 18 30 0 0 1.55 .313 4.36 0.1 76
1964 Newark - AAA 26 21 21 9 4 0 2.84 133.0 103 45 42 13 49 93 0 0 1.14 .239 3.54 2.3 134
1965 Terre Haute - A 27 5 5 3 1 0 2.67 30.1 20 12 9 2 16 39 0 0 1.19 .269 2.79 1.0 160
1965 Akron - AA 27 22 22 9 7 0 3.56 131.1 106 55 52 9 69 98 1 0 1.33 .259 3.69 1.6 100
1966 Chattanooga - A 28 2 2 1 1 0 4.24 17.0 21 9 8 3 4 18 2 0 1.47 .367 3.73 0.4 106
1966 Terre Haute - A 28 9 9 6 1 0 2.65 54.1 45 20 16 3 27 66 0 0 1.33 .316 2.49 1.5 126
Total EA 96 44 19 18 16 3.57 330.0 289 138 131 25 167 265 1 0 1.38 .278 3.49 98.9
Total HL 49 38 19 13 2 3.83 244.2 226 116 104 15 148 224 1 0 1.53 .308 3.47 102.8
Total UL 59 49 19 17 0 3.98 316.1 290 147 140 38 143 233 1 0 1.37 .273 3.85 95.5
Total SEL 25 19 7 9 0 4.12 161.2 179 85 74 14 93 138 11 0 1.68 .341 4.00 108.5
Total GSL 5 1 1 1 0 4.97 12.2 15 7 7 0 9 10 0 0 1.89 .357 2.89 84.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Hattiesburg - R P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.3 1.876
1955 Gulfport - R P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .938
1956 Charleston - AAA P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.1 0.49 -0.4 .691
1957 Terre Haute - A P 22 11 3 9 2 12 0 1.000 82.1 1.31 +0.9 1.209
1957 Chattanooga - A P 12 6 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 56.1 1.12 +1.6 1.194
1958 Terre Haute - A P 13 13 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 77.2 1.39 +0.2 .990
1958 Chattanooga - A P 11 11 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 88.1 1.32 +3.0 1.592
1959 Detroit - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Newark - AAA P 6 6 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 -0.1 2.030
1959 Akron - AA P 52 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 78.0 0.69 +0.4 1.476
1960 Detroit - MLB P 78 0 8 12 2 20 0 1.000 128.0 1.41 +2.7 1.645
1961 Detroit - MLB P 37 0 4 11 1 16 1 .938 72.0 1.88 -0.6 .905
1961 Newark - AAA P 9 9 3 9 2 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 -0.1 1.111
1962 Newark - AAA P 13 13 7 3 0 10 0 1.000 75.0 1.20 +1.0 .996
1962 Akron - AA P 15 15 10 11 1 21 0 1.000 82.2 2.29 +0.3 1.144
1963 Detroit - MLB P 33 6 3 11 0 15 1 .933 83.0 1.52 -0.2 .803
1964 Newark - AAA P 21 21 5 11 1 18 2 .889 133.0 1.08 -0.4 1.050
1964 Akron - AA P 7 7 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 38.0 0.47 -0.9 .697
1965 Akron - AA P 22 22 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 131.1 1.16 -0.8 .898
1965 Terre Haute - A P 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 30.1 0.59 -0.2 1.030
1966 Terre Haute - A P 9 9 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 54.1 1.16 +1.1 1.248
1966 Chattanooga - A P 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.2 1.047
TOTAL P 384 157 69 127 12 200 4 .980 1352.1 1.30 +7.7 1.085
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Sanford; Sanford, ME) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 7, Pick 13, 109th overall pick).
07/19/1955 Released by the San Francisco organization.
08/16/1955 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
08/30/1955 Released by the Pittsburgh Miners.
09/09/1955 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
09/12/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1956 Released by the Boston organization.
01/02/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
06/19/1956 Released by the Washington organization.
06/25/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
10/14/1956 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
10/15/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
03/10/1959 Outstandingly completed training to increase his velocity at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/14/1960 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
07/06/1964 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Newark Aces!
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/16/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Heartland League All-Star Game.
06/18/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
10/13/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1960 78 1
Year SV Rank
1960 16 4
Year BB Rank
1960 81 9
Year RA Rank
1960 78 1
Year GF Rank
1960 39 4
1961 27 10
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