Lee Mazzilli
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| Center fielder / First baseman | |||
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Born: March 25, 1955 Brooklyn, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 7, 1976, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 1989, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 93 | ||
| Runs batted in | 460 | ||
| Games managed | 269 | ||
| Win–loss record | 129–140 | ||
| Winning % | .480 | ||
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Lee Louis Mazzilli (born March 25, 1955), is a former Major League Baseball player, coach, and manager.
An excellent athlete, young Lee was the son of welterweight boxer Libero Mazzilli. Unlike most switch hitters, who naturally bat from one side of the plate and train themselves to feel comfortable on the other, Mazzilli was naturally ambidextrous, and swung the bat both ways from an early age. The sport he most excelled in as a junior was speed skating, in which he won eight national championships. He graduated from Brooklyn's Lincoln High School in 1973, and was the first round selection (14th pick overall) of the hometown New York Mets in the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
He was quite popular in New York City, thanks not only to his talent, but his Brooklyn roots and matinée idol looks. While in the minor leagues, Mazzilli set a California League record (and what is believed to be a professional record) when he stole seven bases in a game for the Mets' minor league affiliate Visalia against San Jose on June 8, 1975.
In 1979, Mazzilli led the Mets with 181 hits, and 79 runs batted in, and was their sole representative at the All-Star Game in Seattle. Mazzilli hit a game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning of that All-Star Game, and drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to bring in the winning run of the National League's 7–6 victory. The following year, he had his best statistical season, leading the Mets with 162 hits, 31 doubles, 16 home runs, 76 RBIs, 82 runs, and 41 stolen bases.
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