P Don Lea #12
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/02/1963
P DON LEA #12 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
28 5 2-1 0 4.48 66.1 70 12 37 35 1.61 -0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 5 -
Changeup 2 -
Cutter 3 -
Knuckle Curve 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 4
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/29/1963 @ LAF Win, 7-5 X 6.2 7 5 5 3 3 Win
08/25/1963 @ STL Loss, 1-11 2.2 2 1 1 0 2
08/21/1963 @ CHI Win, 10-8 3.1 4 2 2 3 0
08/16/1963 STL Loss, 2-9 3.0 3 2 2 5 2
08/11/1963 MIN Win, 9-3 1.0 2 0 0 1 3
08/04/1963 @ PHI Loss, 7-9 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
07/30/1963 @ WAS Loss, 2-5 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
07/23/1963 @ MIN Loss, 6-12 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1963 CHI Loss, 0-6 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
07/20/1963 CHI Loss, 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/16/1937
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 127 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 13th Pick in Round 7
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 28 5 2 1 0 4.48 66.1 70 39 33 12 37 35 0 0.0 0 2 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 23 11 14.65 9.50 4.75 5.02 6.01 1.61 142 -0.9 .282        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 60 23 8 0 4 15 6 6 0 1 0 .383 .439 .717 1.156      
vs. RHB 193 47 10 0 8 24 31 29 0 3 1 .244 .351 .420 .771      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 6.2 7 5 5 0 3 3  
April 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 4  
May 6 2 0 1 0 8.22 15.1 25 14 14 4 3 4  
June 6 2 1 0 0 3.44 18.1 17 9 7 5 14 8  
July 8 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 8 6 2 1 8 8  
August 6 1 1 0 0 4.91 18.1 19 10 10 2 12 11  
Spring Training 10 0 1 1 0 5.73 11.0 10 9 7 0 8 12  
2 Years Ago 37 0 5 4 3 5.50 72.0 75 48 44 7 42 37  
Career 145 5 18 16 19 4.96 270.1 294 168 149 29 166 166  
Home 15 4 1 1 0 4.50 40.0 46 23 20 8 21 21  
Road 13 1 1 0 0 4.44 26.1 24 16 13 4 16 14  
Grass 28 5 2 1 0 4.48 66.1 70 39 33 12 37 35  
Day 14 3 1 1 0 4.08 35.1 36 18 16 5 20 24  
Night 14 2 1 0 0 4.94 31.0 34 21 17 7 17 11  
As Starter 5 5 2 1 0 6.43 28.0 34 21 20 5 13 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 23 0 0 0 0 3.05 38.1 36 18 13 7 24 24  
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 63
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 1.2 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 0.0 76
1963 Detroit - FABL 25 28 5 2 1 0 4.48 66.1 70 39 33 12 37 35 0 0 1.61 .282 6.01 -0.9 95
Total FABL 145 5 18 16 19 4.96 270.1 294 168 149 29 166 166 0 0 1.70 .309 4.69 0.1 85
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+
1952 Total - 14 12 7 4 1 0 1.10 57.1 36 8 7 1 16 91 0 0 0.91 .259 1.09 3.2 100
1953 Total - 15 14 7 4 1 0 1.49 54.1 40 12 9 1 10 76 0 0 0.92 .279 1.30 2.7 100
1954 Total - 16 18 10 6 0 0 0.81 77.2 45 10 7 1 17 139 0 0 0.80 .257 0.48 5.1 100
1955 Total - 17 16 9 5 0 0 1.19 68.0 46 13 9 2 15 113 0 0 0.90 .280 0.92 3.9 100
1955 Gulfport - C 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 Hattiesburg - C 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 43
1955 Total - C 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 81
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 - B 19 12 6 1 4 0 4.31 56.1 63 29 27 5 39 42 3 0 1.81 .343 4.45 0.3 94
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 1.1 118
1958 Chattanooga - B 20 11 11 5 4 0 3.97 88.1 95 47 39 6 50 78 6 0 1.64 .335 3.77 2.0 113
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 75
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 1.1 102
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 82
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 0.6 115
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 1.5 113
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
Total EA 67 15 7 9 16 3.30 160.2 142 63 59 11 80 137 0 0 1.38 .286 3.13 107.4
Total HL 35 24 10 11 2 4.44 160.0 161 84 79 10 105 119 1 0 1.66 .311 3.94 92.3
Total UL 38 28 10 13 0 4.81 183.1 187 102 98 25 94 140 1 0 1.53 .296 4.08 79.1
Total SEL 23 17 6 8 0 4.11 144.2 158 76 66 11 89 120 9 0 1.71 .338 4.03 104.9
Total GSL 5 1 1 1 0 4.97 12.2 15 7 7 0 9 10 0 0 1.89 .357 2.89 81.3
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 - C P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.3 1.876
1955 Gulfport - C 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 - B 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 - B 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 28 5 3 10 0 14 1 .929 66.1 1.76 -0.1 .781
TOTAL P 313 90 54 95 9 151 2 .987 931.2 1.44 +9.3 1.123
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.
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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