Leonidas Lee

Leonidas Lee
Outfielder
Born: (1860-12-13)December 13, 1860
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: June 11, 1912(1912-06-11) (aged 51)
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
July 17, 1877, for the St. Louis Brown Stockings
Last MLB appearance
August 25, 1877, for the St. Louis Brown Stockings
MLB statistics
Games played 4
Hits 5
Batting average .278
Teams

Leonidas Pyrrhus Lee, born as Leonidas Pyrrhus Funkhouser (December 13, 1860 – June 11, 1912) was an American professional player who played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings.[1] He made his major league debut for the Brown Stockings on July 17, 1877, and in four games with the club, he collected five hits, including a double, in 18 at bats for a .278 batting average.[2] His father, Robert Funkhouser, was a successful St. Louis businessman. A graduate of Princeton University, Lee played on both the school's baseball and football team. He later became a doctor. Lee died at the age of 51 in Hendersonville, North Carolina of Myocarditis, and is interred at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leonidas Lee". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Leonidas Lee". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

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