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William Francis Lee III (born December 28, 1946), nicknamed "Spaceman", is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox (1969–1978) and Montreal Expos (1979–1982).
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- December 28, 1946
Dec 27, 2023 · There may be only a small handful of ballplayers with a personality like Lee's ever to play the game, but even fewer had his ability on the field. After breaking into the Majors as a 22-year-old with the Red Sox in 1969, he became a trusted reliever for the team over the next four seasons.
Oct 15, 2019 · Bill Lee says his fastball is now down to to 70, but the former pitcher is still bringing the heat (and laughs) for baseball fans.
- John Lott
Jan 4, 2012 · Bill Lee was one of those rare ballplayers whose off-field persona overshadowed his significant on-field performance. In baseball parlance, Lee is known as a “flake,” a term that includes anyone who doesn’t give pat answers to pat questions or dares to admit to reading a book without pictures.
May 14, 2021 · Bill Lee's time in MLB may have been done, but he did not stop pitching. He's played semi-professional baseball all over the world, including in Canada and Venezuela. In 2012, Lee pitched for the San Rafael Pacifics — an independent team. It was a one-game whim, but Lee went all out.
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Bill "Spaceman" Lee went back into orbit in a professional game at age 65, pitching where his baseball journey began that half-century ago in Marin County, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco at a field called Albert Park that's light years from the Majors.
