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Encyclopedia > Derrek Lee
Derrek Lee

Chicago Cubs — No. 25
First baseman
Born: September 6, 1975 (1975-09-06) (age 32)
Sacramento, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
April 281997 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics
(through May 1,2008)
Batting average     .283
Home runs     246
Runs batted in     761
Teams
Highlights and awards

Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who has played for the Chicago Cubs since 2004. From 1997 through 2003, Lee played with the San Diego Padres (1997) and Florida Marlins (1998-2003). He bats and throws right-handed. The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Homerun redirects here. ... “RBI” redirects here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Other nicknames The Fish Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ... This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 5 - Don Sutton, a 324-game winner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his fifth try. ... The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... Silver Slugger Award In Major League Baseball, the Louisville Silver Slugger award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in each league. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... National league can refer to: National Basketball League, in the United States and Canada, which merged with the rival Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association National Football League, the major American football league in the United States National Hockey League, the major ice hockey league in... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... National league can refer to: National Basketball League, in the United States and Canada, which merged with the rival Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association National Football League, the major American football league in the United States National Hockey League, the major ice hockey league in... In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4,191 hits (later revised to 4,189) by 1928; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4,256 career hits. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... National league can refer to: National Basketball League, in the United States and Canada, which merged with the rival Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association National Football League, the major American football league in the United States National Hockey League, the major ice hockey league in... In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Other nicknames The Fish Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ...

Contents

Early Life

Derrek was born on 6 Sep 1975. Leon Lee is his father and Leron Lee is his uncle. Each of them played in Japan. Derrek often lived in Japan during his summer breaks. Leon Lee (born December 4, 1952 in Bakersfield, California) is a former professional baseball player and minor league manager. ... Image:1972toppsleronlee. ...


Professional career

Lee was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from El Camino High School in 1993. He was then drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, and made his major league debut on April 28, 1997. Traded to the Florida Marlins a year later, Lee was a member of the 2003 World Series Marlins championship team. Lee won his first Gold Glove during the 2003 championship season and his spectacular grab and unassisted putout on a hard hit Hideki Matsui one hop line drive snuffed out a Yankees rally and ended game 5 of the World Series with a Marlin's victory. The Marlins went on the win the World Series in game 6. Sacramento redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... El Camino Fundamental High School is an American public high school in Sacramento, California. ... Dates October 18, 2003–October 25, 2003 MVP Josh Beckett (Florida) Television network FOX Announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Umpires Randy Marsh, Tim Welke, Larry Young, Ed Rapuano, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event. ... Hideki Godzilla Matsui , born June 12, 1974) is a Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. ...


Lee was traded to the Cubs for Hee Seop Choi. He hit .278 with 32 home runs and 98 RBI in his first year with the Cubs. In 2005, Lee had a career first half of the season, with an MLB-leading .376 batting average, 72 RBI, and a tie for the major league lead in home runs, 27. Hee Seop Choi (March 19, 1979 in Jeonnam, South Korea) is a professional baseball player who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ...


The Cubs had traded superstar Sammy Sosa, who had previously been one of their best hitters. Lee showed early on that he could more than compensate for the loss, and while Sosa had a disappointing 2005 season with the Baltimore Orioles, Lee had a career year. By midseason, he was among MLB's leaders in each of the triple crown categories: batting average, home runs, and RBI. Late in the season, He became the first Cub since Bill Buckner in 1980 to win a batting title, his .335 batting average being the highest by a Cub since Bill Madlock's .339 in 1976. His hunt for the Most Valuable Player Award may have been hampered by poor performance by the hitters in front of him for the better part of the season, as his RBI total was less than that of Andruw Jones. The Atlanta Braves outfielder also led the NL in home runs, with 51 to Lee's 46. Lee was named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where he was the first player to hit a home run for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Samuel Sosa Peralta (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a designated hitter for the Texas Rangers of the American League. ... This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. ... In baseball, the Triple Crown refers to: A batter who (at seasons end) leads the league in three major categories -- home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. ... For the pitcher who currently plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks, see Billy Buckner. ... Bill Madlock, Jr. ... In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ... Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is an Antillean Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. ... The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. ...


On April 10, 2006, Derrek Lee signed a 5-year, $65 million extension with the Chicago Cubs. The deal replaces his contract for the 2006 season and extends him as the Cubs' first baseman through the 2010 season and includes a no-trade clause. Unfortunately, he broke his wrist less than two weeks later, in a collision involving baserunner Rafael Furcal, and he missed 59 games due to the injury. The Cubs posted a 19-40 record during Lee's stint on the disabled list. Later, Lee went back on the disabled list with a post-traumatic inflammation in the outer bone of the medial side of the wrist. Rafael Antoni Furcal (born August 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic), nicknamed Fookie, is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...


In September 2006 Lee's three-year-old daughter Jada was diagnosed with Leber's congenital amaurosis, a rare genetic disease resulting in loss of vision. Lee and Boston Celtics co-owner and CEO Wyc Grousbeck with the University of Iowa began Project 3000 in an effort to eradicate the disease affecting both their families. Lee guest starred in an episode of NBC's drama series ER, "Gravity", which was first broadcast in October 2007. Lee agreed to the brief appearance because the producers of ER aired an episode in January 2008 that deals with Leber's congenital amaurosis. Lee's efforts to raise awareness and funds for research into the condition have helped to raise over $1,000,000 of additional research funds. An eventual cure for the disease depends greatly on getting data on patients and Lee's support has had a significant impact both in fundraising and testing patients who have the condition. Lebers congenital amaurosis is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life, typically characterized by nystagmus, sluggish or no pupillary responses, and severe vision loss or blindness. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or locally UI, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900-acre (8 km²) campus in Iowa City, Iowa, US, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...


Lee hit his 200th career home run as a member of the Chicago Cubs on August 20, 2007 off Cardinals reliver Troy Percival.

Lee takes the field
Lee takes the field

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 332 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (690 × 1246 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Derrek Lee takes the field Cropped from Image:Cubswarmup. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 332 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (690 × 1246 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Derrek Lee takes the field Cropped from Image:Cubswarmup. ...

Awards

In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the respective managers (from the previous years World... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... National league can refer to: National Basketball League, in the United States and Canada, which merged with the rival Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association National Football League, the major American football league in the United States National Hockey League, the major ice hockey league in... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Silver Slugger Award In Major League Baseball, the Louisville Silver Slugger award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in each league. ... The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season. ...

Career statistics

Through the 2007 season, Lee has compiled the following career statistics:

G AB AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB FLD
1385 4825 .281 .367 .502 303 23 238 738 762 621 1150 92 .994

Personal life

Lee is the son of Leon Lee. Leon Lee never played in American Major Leagues. Today, he is a scout for Major League Baseball and, coincidentally, he was the scout who "found" Hee-Seop Choi who was later traded for his son. Lee is the nephew of former Major League outfielder Leron Lee, who played eight seasons with the Cardinals, Dodgers, Indians and Padres. Currently, he works with the Cincinnati Reds as an advising batting coach to scouted players. Leon Lee (born December 4, 1952 in Bakersfield, California) is a former professional baseball player and minor league manager. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Hee-Seop Choi (March 19, 1979 in Hwasun, South Korea) is a professional baseball player who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Major League Baseball. ... Image:1972toppsleronlee. ...


See also

In the sport of baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score in one play. ... The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each the American League and National League who has the highest batting average in a particular season. ... Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season. ...   The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Florida Marlins franchise as listed on MLB.com. ...

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
  • Derrek Lee stolen base, home run photos 08/28/2005
Preceded by
Barry Bonds
National League Batting Champion
2005
Succeeded by
Freddy Sánchez
Preceded by
Todd Helton
Todd Helton
Albert Pujols
NL First Base Gold Glove Winner
2003
2005
2007
Succeeded by
Todd Helton
Albert Pujols
Preceded by
Adrián Beltré
National League Player of the Month
September, 2005
Succeeded by
Bobby Abreu
Preceded by
Barry Bonds
National League Slugging Percentage Champion
2005
Succeeded by
Albert Pujols

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Lee kind of disappointed in 2007 with just 22 homers, but that was because of a slow start.
Lee is batting.365 with nine home runs, 17 RBIs and 23 runs in 21 home games this season compared to batting.271 with one homer, 10 RBIs and nine runs in 17 road games.
Derrek Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (695 words)
Lee was named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where he was the first player to hit a home run for Team USA in the WBC.
Derrek Lee is the son of Leon Lee.
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