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Watty Lee

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In 1902, Lee was moved to the outfield full-time, playing 96 games there. He batted .256 again and set career highs in every other major statistical category. He hit all four of his career home runs this season. Lee also pitched in 13 games with a record of 5–7.
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1903 saw Lee splitting his time more evenly between pitching and the outfield. Lee played 47 games in the outfield and 22 games as a pitcher. His batting average slipped to just .208, but he had a career-best
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in 1904, playing for the defending NL champion Pirates. He appeared in just 8 games, 5 as a pitcher and 3 as a
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to major league status in 1901. Playing for the Senators, Lee won 16 games, second on the team to
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Lee died of cardiac disease on March 6, 1936, in Washington, D.C. He was interred at
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While this was the end of Lee's major league career, he went on to a long career in
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Lee broke into the major leagues with the ascension of the
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April 30, 1901, for the Washington Senators
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May 26, 1904, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
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Index


Newark Indians
Outfielder
Pitcher
Lynch Station, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Win–loss record
Strikeouts
Earned run average
Washington Senators
1901
1903
Pittsburgh Pirates
1904
Major League Baseball
outfielder
pitcher
1901
1904
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
American League
Case Patten
ERA
National League
pinch hitter
minor league baseball

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