Bill
Lee
William Francis Lee III, nicknamed "Spaceman",
is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1969-1978 and the
Montreal Expos from 1979-1982. On November 7, 2008, Lee was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame as the team's
record-holder for most games pitched by a left-hander (321) and the third-highest win total (94) by a Red Sox
southpaw. On August 16, 2010, Lee signed a contract to play with the Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League at age
63.
In addition to his baseball experience, Lee is
known for his adherence to counterculture behavior, his antics both on and off the field, and his use of the
Leephus pitch, a personalized variation of the eephus pitch.
Lee has co-written four books: The Wrong Stuff;
Have Glove, Will Travel; The Little Red (Sox) Book: A Revisionist Red Sox History; and Baseball Eccentrics: the
Most Entertaining, Outrageous, and Unforgettable Characters in the Game. In 2006, the acclaimed documentary film by
Brett Rapkin Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey featured Lee.
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