Player
Thornton Lee
Player Info
- Full Name
- Thornton Starr
- Born
-
September 13, 1906
Sonoma, CA, USA - Died
- June 9, 1997
- Size
- 6'3" / 205 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- September 19, 1933
- Final Game
- June 18, 1948
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Cleveland Guardians 1933-1936
- Chicago White Sox 1937-1947
- New York Giants 1948-1948
Honors
2 x All-Star
1941 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1941 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
375
G
.200
AVG
167
H
4
HR
66
RBI
.478
OPS
Career Pitching
117-124
W-L
3.56
ERA
374
G
937
SO
10
SV
1.36
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | New York Giants | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .179 |
| 1944 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 19 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 114 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .254 |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 84 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .274 |
| 1939 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .165 |
| 1938 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 97 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .258 |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .211 |
| 1936 | Cleveland Indians | 43 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .122 |
| 1935 | Cleveland Indians | 32 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .197 |
| 1934 | Cleveland Indians | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .095 |
| 1933 | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .375 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 4.41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32.1 | 17 | 12 |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 7 | 4.47 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 86.2 | 57 | 56 |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 4 | 3.53 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43.1 | 23 | 23 |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 12 | 2.44 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 228.1 | 108 | 76 |
| 1944 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 9 | 3.02 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 113.0 | 39 | 25 |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 9 | 4.18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 127.0 | 35 | 50 |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 6 | 3.32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 76.0 | 25 | 31 |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 11 | 2.37 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 300.0 | 130 | 92 |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 13 | 3.47 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 228.0 | 87 | 56 |
| 1939 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 11 | 4.21 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 235.0 | 81 | 70 |
| 1938 | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 245.1 | 77 | 94 |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 10 | 3.52 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 204.1 | 80 | 60 |
| 1936 | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 5 | 4.89 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 127.0 | 49 | 67 |
| 1935 | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 10 | 4.04 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 180.1 | 81 | 71 |
| 1934 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | 5.04 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 85.2 | 41 | 44 |
| 1933 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 7 | 11 |