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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877)

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

• Nemec, David (2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game. Bison Books. ISBN 978-0-803-23532-8.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference