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Lee Smith
  • Birth Name:
    Lee Arthur Smith
  • Nickname:
    Big Lee or Lee Arthur
  • Date of Birth:
    December 4, 1957
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Sagittarius
  • Place of Death:
    Shreveport, Louisiana
  • Height:
    6' 6"
  • Weight:
    225 lb
  • Sex:
    Male

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    Lee Smith
    • Has been a candidate for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame five times since 2003.
    • Set the major league career record for games finished (802), and his 1,022 career games pitched were the third most in history when he retired.
    • Was the second of three times he led the NL in saves, and he later led the American League once while with the Baltimore Orioles in 1994.
    • In 1991 set a National League record with 47 saves for the St. Louis Cardinals, and was runner-up for the league's Cy Young Award.
    • Is a retired American right-handed relief pitcher who played for eight teams in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997.

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