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- Lee went to Japan in 1977, joining the Lotte Orions. In his first season with the team, he hit.317 and led the Pacific League with 34 home run and 109 RBIs. In 1980, he led the circuit with a.358 average. Overall, in eleven seasons in with the club he hit.320 with 283 home runs.
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From his retirement to early 2018, he held the Japanese record for career batting average (players with more than 4,000 at bats). Norichika Aoki overtook him upon returning from MLB. Lee led the league in home runs and runs batted in in his first season, and won the batting title in 1980.
Leron Lee also played professional baseball with the Lotte Orions in Japan (Nippon Professional Baseball) from 1977 through 1987 and still holds the Japanese record for career batting average, .320 (4,000 at bats criteria). Leron led the league in home runs and runs batted in during his first season, then won a batting title in 1980.
Dec 22, 2010 · Lee has held the Japanese career batting average record (.320) for players with a minimum of 4,000 at-bats. The statistics help round out the story of how Lee revived his career after stumbling with the Cardinals.
Mar 4, 2020 · Lee went to Japan in 1977, joining the Lotte Orions. In his first season with the team, he hit .317 and led the Pacific League with 34 home run and 109 RBIs. In 1980, he led the circuit with a .358 average. Overall, in eleven seasons in with the club he hit .320 with 283 home runs.
Leron Lee Bio. Fullname: Leron Lee; Born: 3/04/1948 in Bakersfield, CA; Draft: 1966, St. Louis Cardinals, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 7; High School: Grant Union, Sacramento, CA; Debut: 9/05/1969
He played eight seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He then played eleven seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions, where he was a four-time All-Star and a four-time Best Nine Award -winner.
