Lee Meadows

Infobox MLB retired
name=Lee Meadows
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#e1b81e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=July 12, 1894
city-state|Oxford|North Carolina
deathdate=death date and age|1963|1|29|1894|7|12
city-state|Daytona Beach|Florida
debutdate=April 19
debutyear=1915
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=April 29
finalyear=1929
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=188-180
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.37
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1063
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1915-1919)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1919-1923)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1923-1929)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1925
*National League pennant: 1927
*National League wins champion: 1926

Henry Lee "Specs" Meadows (July 12, 1894 - January 29, 1963) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of fifteen seasons (1915-1929) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League wins leader in 1926 with Pittsburgh. For his career, he compiled a 188-180 record in 490 appearances, with a 3.37 ERA and 1063 strikeouts. Meadows played on two National League pennant winners with the Pirates (1925 & 1927), winning the World Series in 1925. He finished 0-2 in 2 postseason appearances with a 6.28 ERA.

Meadows currently ranks 6th in Pirates history with a .629 winning percentage.

Meadows was one of the few players in the early 20th century that wore glasses in the field, earning him the nickname "Specs". He was born in Oxford, North Carolina and later died in Daytona Beach, Florida at the age of 68.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball wins champions
* MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List

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