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Lee was the ace of the Angels' bullpen for three years, finishing fifth in the AL with 19 saves his rookie year (1964) and fourth with 23 in 1965 (before the save was an official statistic). His 1.51 ERA in 1964 was the second-lowest ever in the AL for a rookie. He faded after being traded to the NL following the 1966 season. (JFC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 11, 1964: Angels reliever Bob Lee fractures his right hand punching a heckling sailor in Boston. » May 17, 1965: At Chavez Ravine, Don Mincher cracks a pinch homer to tie the game at 4–4, but the Angels push across a run in the 10th to top Minnesota, 5–4. Bob Lee is the winner. Mincher's homer will be the only Twins round tripper this year at Chavez. » June 7, 1967: At Crosley Field, Reds P Gary Nolan strikes out 15 Giants, including Willie Mays four times. But her still loses, 4–3. Willie McCovey belts a 3-run homer in the 8th to tie the game, and reliever Bob Lee allows the last run to score to pin the loss on Nolan. » July 3, 1967: In St. Louis the fans get boxing with their baseball in the Cards, 7–3, win over the Reds. After Bob Gibson pitched inside to Tony Perez in the 5th inning, the pair exchange words after Perez flies out. Both benches empty but there is no fighting until the Reds bullpen, led by Bob Lee, show up. It takes 12 minutes before the police are needed to restore order. » September 1, 1967: Cincinnati's Bob Lee walks Dick Groat with the bases loaded in the 21st inning to give the Giants a 1–0 victory at Candlestick. Twenty scoreless innings tie the ML mark set by the Pirates and the Braves on August 1, 1918, a game Pittsburgh also won in the 21st, 2–0. Gaylord Perry, with nine one-run losses during the season, pitches the first 16 innings of shutout ball, while Mel Queen tosses nine 1/3 inning for the Reds.