Lee King (outfielder, born 1892)

Lee King
Outfielder
Born: (1892-12-26)December 26, 1892
Hundred, West Virginia
Died: September 16, 1967(1967-09-16) (aged 74)
Shinnston, West Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1922, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average .247
Home runs 15
Runs batted in 144
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Edward Lee King (December 26, 1892 in Hundred, West Virginia – September 16, 1967 in Shinnston, West Virginia), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played seven seasons in the majors, from 1916-1922, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Giants.

King drove in the final run of the 1922 World Series for his victorious team, the Giants. It came in his only at-bat in a World Series game.

He had 294 hits in a seven-year career, with a batting average of .247.

Another outfielder with exactly the same name, Edward Lee King, born two years later, also played Major League Baseball, both men going by their middle names, Lee.

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