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Charlie Lea

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 194lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France fr

Died: November 11, 2011 in Collierville, TN

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN) and the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).

High School: Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN)

Schools: Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)

Debut: June 12, 1980 (Age 23-170d, 14,316th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 31-281d)
vs. CAL 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Charles William Lea

Pronunciation: \LEE\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

3.54

152

144

923.1

535

WHIP

1.305

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-10 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	31 (13-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-8-4)

Most Driven In
L Parrish	1

Most Driven In By
A Dawson	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	53 (52)	Jun 12	MON		SDP	W,9-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.71	0.038	1.65	0.05%	-0.66	P
2	2	57 (3)	Jun 16	MON	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.94	-0.046	2.12	-0.06%	-0.35	P
3	3	62 (4)	Jun 21	MON	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.32	-0.031	.71	-0.04%	-0.86	P
4	4	68 (5)	Jun 28	MON		PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	1.01	-0.052	3.58	-0.11%	-0.44	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	73 (4)	Jul 3	MON	@	NYM	L,2-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
6	6	76 (2)	Jul 5	MON	@	NYM	L,5-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
7	7	82 (5)	Jul 13	MON		CHC	W,2-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	.89	-0.063	2.16	-0.09%	-0.62	P
8	8	87 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	MON	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.13	-0.085	2.92	-0.13%	-0.60	P
9	9	92 (4)	Jul 23	MON	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9	.86	-0.021	2.21	-0.03%	-0.22	P
10	10	96 (3)	Jul 28 (1)	MON		CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.048	.000	.048	9	.70	-0.052	1.54	-0.07%	-0.57	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	102 (5)	Aug 3	MON		ATL	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.136	.223	9	1.57	0.106	4.54	0.18%	0.51	P
12	12	108 (5)	Aug 8	MON	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.120	.197	9	.82	-0.094	2.60	-0.18%	-1.37	P
13	13	114 (5)	Aug 13	MON	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.074	.115	.189	9	.45	-0.012	1.45	-0.02%	-0.10	P
14	14	119 (4)	Aug 19	MON		LAD	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.107	.176	9	.97	-0.048	2.91	-0.09%	-0.48	P
15	15	124 (4)	Aug 24	MON		SDP	W,12-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.069	.107	.176	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	132 (7)	Sep 2	MON	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.161	.286	9	1.31	0.011	5.05	0.03%	0.17	P
17	17	137 (4)	Sep 7	MON	@	SFG	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.156	.277	9	1.67	-0.044	7.43	-0.12%	-0.46	P
18	18	140 (2)	Sep 11	MON		CHC	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.152	.269	9	.84	-0.021	3.81	-0.06%	-0.41	P
19	19	144 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.111	.143	.254	9	1.46	-0.070	7.14	-0.21%	-0.50	P
20	20	152 (7)	Sep 24	MON	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.081	.103	.135	.238	9	.81	0.026	4.51	0.09%	0.17	P
21	21	162 (9)	Oct 5	MON		PHI	W,8-7	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.081	.103	.135	.238	9						P
							11-10		39	37	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.081	.103	.135	.238		.91	-0.458	3.02	-0.86%	-6.78

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