Manuel Lee

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Manuel Lee
Infielder
Born: June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17) (age 42)
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1985
for the Toronto Blue Jays
Final game
April 26, 1995
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average     .255
Home runs     19
Runs batted in     249
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Manuel Lora Lee (born June 17, 1965 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former shortstop and second baseman for Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays (1985-92), Texas Rangers (1993-94) and St. Louis Cardinals (1995).

He helped the Blue Jays win the AL Eastern Division during his rookie season in 1985, and also in 1989 and 1991. In what would be his final season with the Blue Jays, he helped them to become the first Canadian team to win the World Series in 1992. He also helped the Rangers take the lead in the American League Western Division before the 1994 strike truncated the season.

In 11 seasons, he played in 922 games, had 2,693 at bats, 304 runs, 686 hits, 88 doubles, 20 triples, 19 home runs, 249 RBI, 31 stolen bases, 201 walks, .255 batting average, .305 on-base percentage, .323 slugging percentage, 871 total bases, 43 sacrifice hits, 19 sacrifice flies and five intentional walks.

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Toronto Blue Jays Starting Shortstops

Hector Torres (1977) • Luis Gomez (1978) • Alfredo Griffin (1979-84) • Tony Fernández (1985-90) • Manuel Lee (1991–92) • Tony Fernández (1993) • Dick Schofield (1994) • Alex Gonzalez (1995-98) • Tony Batista (1999) • Alex Gonzalez (2000-01) • Chris Woodward (2002-03) • Chris Gomez (2004) • Russ Adams (2005) • John McDonald (2006-07) • Royce Clayton (Early 2007) • John McDonald (2007) • David Eckstein (2008–present)
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Toronto Blue Jays 1992 World Series roster
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