Bill Lee, best known as a Red Sox pitcher, is nicknamed “Spaceman” for his unique personality. His autobiography was titled The Wrong Stuff, (not The Right Stuff). Lee called his manager, Don Zimmer, the gerbil.
Warren Zevon wrote and recorded a song about him in 1980.
“The Spaceman” Bill Lee made his @TheSavBananas debut on Saturday and looked strong getting three fly outs in his inning of work. https://t.co/tnrjZHc4gm
— Jesse Cole (@YellowTuxJesse) March 14, 2022
75-year-old Red Sox Hall of Famer, Bill Lee, came down from the stands with a beer in hand and then proceeded to strike somebody out. Power move. pic.twitter.com/BTNsoepjuU
— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) March 30, 2022
Happy Birthday Bill Lee #Spaceman from one @USC_Athletics Trojan lefty to another. @RedSox @MLB Do they celebrate birthdays on your planet? 73 and still throwing strikes! #amazing pic.twitter.com/kc8p74bD0d
— Fred Lynn (@19fredlynn) December 28, 2019
Bill “Spaceman” Lee feeling FRESH 🙏 pic.twitter.com/DT40kyJWjI
— Eric Byrnes (@byrnes22) August 20, 2022
When Rodney Scott was unceremoniously released by the Expos on May 8,` 82, Bill Lee stormed out of the clubhouse and headed to a nearby bar — in uniform, no less — to have a few beers while Montreal took on the Dodgers. He kept tabs on the game on TV. pic.twitter.com/VxeViGrX8v
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) November 17, 2023
Only player to throw perfect game in 12 year history of the league, hurled a no-hitter the next season.
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) November 13, 2023
Aunt of Pitching legend Bill “Spaceman” Lee, taught Bill how to pitch.
Annabelle Lee, AAGPBL.
She was buried in her AAGPBL uniform https://t.co/EIwc1AREPl
“I can’t get Cubans out; I can’t get anybody out that’s got a vowel at the end of their name.”
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) January 21, 2024
Bill Lee
LEGEND!! pic.twitter.com/zE6TBT3USO
“I’ve never hurt my arm pitching. I’ve only hurt my arm in brawls, and swinging the bat and running into walls falling out of buildings. I’ve never hurt myself pitching. I’m still pitching. People ask me how I do that….I roll logs, I work for a living, I do yoga and I drink a… pic.twitter.com/bo5qsD9CPM
— Jim Koenigsberger (@Jimfrombaseball) October 18, 2024
Sad! 