Lee Magee Baseball player

Leo Christopher "Lee" Magee (born Leopold Christopher Hoernschemeyer; June 4, 1889, Cincinnati, Ohio – March 14, 1966, Columbus, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball player and manager between 1911 and 1919. He was the first Major League player to hit five straight hits. While he played the majority of his professional games in the outfield, he also played infield frequently.In 1915, he was a player/manager for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League for most of the season. The team was 53-64 under his management.

Personal facts

Lee Magee
Birth dateJune 04, 1889
Birth place
Cincinnati
Date of deathMarch 14, 1966
Place of death
Columbus Ohio

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 04, 1911
Career endSeptember 28, 1919
batting sideBoth
former teams
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Outfielder
Second baseman
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

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