Lee Tunnell Stats

Lee Tunnell was born on Sunday, October 30, 1960, in Tyler, Texas. Tunnell was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1982, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lee Tunnell baseball stats page.

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"I pitched in two World Series games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987 (Game 2 | Game 6), and although there have been numerous high points (and some low points) in my career, I can honestly say that the best day of my life was when I put my trust in God and started a personal relationship with Jesus Christ." - Lee Tunnell (The Goal: The Heart And Soul of the World of Sport, 'Lee Tunnell', Source)

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Lee Tunnell Autograph on a 1984 Fleer Baseball Card (#268)

Lee Tunnell Autograph on a 1984 Fleer Baseball Card (#268)

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Birth Name:   Byron Lee Tunnell
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-30-1960  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tyler, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Anderson High School (Anderson, TX)
College:   Baylor University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-04-1982 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-22-1989
Draft:   1981 : 2nd Round (40th)

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Lee Tunnell Pitching Stats

1982 22 Pirates 5 3 2 1 1 .500 3.93 0 0 0 18.1 75 17 8 8 1 5 0 4 0 2 0 -
1983 23 Pirates 35 25 4 11 6 .647 3.65 5 3 0 177.2 731 167 72 81 15 58 3 95 11 2 5 -
1984 24 Pirates 26 6 5 1 7 .125 5.27 0 0 1 68.1 317 81 40 44 6 40 6 51 6 0 2 -
1985 25 Pirates 24 23 1 4 10 .286 4.01 0 0 0 132.1 565 126 59 70 11 57 4 74 3 1 0 -
1987 27 Cardinals 32 9 3 4 4 .500 4.84 0 0 0 74.1 335 90 40 45 5 34 7 49 2 1 5 -
1989 29 Twins 10 0 4 1 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 0 12.0 59 18 8 8 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 -
6 Years 132 66 19 22 28 .440 4.23 5 3 1 483.0 2,082 499 227 256 39 200 21 280 22 6 12 -

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Lee Tunnell Hitting Stats

1982 22 Pirates 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 23 Pirates 35 58 2 7 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 20 8 0 0 0 .121 .136 .155
1984 24 Pirates 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083
1985 25 Pirates 24 47 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 1 0 0 .085 .102 .128
1987 27 Cardinals 33 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235
1989 29 Twins 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
6 Years 133 138 5 16 0 2 0 0 7 2 0 54 15 1 0 0 .116 .128 .145

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Lee Tunnell Fielding Stats

1982 Pirates P 5 3 55 5 1.0 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1983 Pirates P 35 25 533 46 1.3 46 11 35 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1984 Pirates P 26 6 205 23 0.9 22 8 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.90
1985 Pirates P 24 23 397 30 1.3 30 7 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.04
1987 Cardinals P 32 9 223 18 0.6 18 6 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1989 Twins P 10 0 36 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 132 66 1,449 122 0.9 121 33 88 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.25
6 Years 132 66 1,449 122 0.9 121 33 88 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.25

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Lee Tunnell Miscellaneous Stats

1982 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.80 1.96 2.45
1983 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 19.3 1.64 4.81 2.94
1984 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.28 6.72 5.27
1985 Pirates 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 47.0 1.30 5.03 3.88
1987 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.4 5.7 1.44 5.93 4.12
1989 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.17 5.25 4.50
6 Years 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0.0 2.6 19.7 1.40 5.22 3.73

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Lee Tunnell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 22 $33,500.00 - -
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates 22 $35,000.00 - -
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 22 $40,000.00 - -
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 22 $130,000.00 - -
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 42 $62,500.00 - Stats
1989 Minnesota Twins 27 $115,000.00 - -

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Did you know that when Lee Tunnell made his Major League debut on September 4, 1982, he became the first pitcher in Major League history to start his first game in the big leagues and beat a reigning (1981) Cy Young Award winner, Dodgers' ace Fernando Valenzuela?

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Lee Tunnell | The San Bernardino Sun | September 5, 1982 | Page 26

Following his Major League playing career, Tunnell pitched in the minors until 1995, including three seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (1991-1993), coached in the Rangers organization for nine seasons (1997-2005), served as the Reds interim bullpen coach (2006), a pro scout (2007-2008), the Brewers Minor League pitching coordinator (2008-2012), and is the current Bullpen Coach for the Milwaukee Brewers - a pretty good baseball career we think.

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Lee Tunnell | 1984 Fleer Star Stickers (#107) | Baseball Almanac Collection

In 1983, Neil Allen, John Candelaria, Fergie Jenkins, Dave LaPoint, Tim Lollar, Ed Lynch, Frank Pastore, Rick Rhoden, Steve Rogers and Lee Tunnell each led the National League in fielding percentage, posting a 1.000% for the season. Tunnell also had a streak of 28.0 consecutive scoreless innings pitched, the longest streak by ANY National League pitcher that same season.