Cliff Lee

Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee (born August 30, 1978) is an American professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. He stands 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg). He was born in Benton, Arkansas. Lee played baseball at Benton High School and attended Meridian Community College and the University of Arkansas before being drafted by the Montreal Expos in the twentieth round of the 2000 draft.

After playing with the Expos minor-league affiliate Harrisburg Senators, Lee was traded to the Cleveland Indians and went to the major leagues later that season. He was traded to the Phillies in 2009, then traded to the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, and returned to the Phillies as a free agent in 2011. A four-time All-Star, Lee won the American League Cy Young Award in 2008 as a member of the Indians after he led the American League in wins and lowest earned run average (ERA). Lee won his first straight seven postseason starts; as a Phillie going 4-0 in the 2009 postseason including pitching a complete game in 2009 World Series against New York Yankees, and next season with the Rangers where he shutout the Yankees 8-0 in the 2010 ALCS enroute to reaching the 2010 World Series.

Cliff Lee (potter)

Not to be confused with Cliff Lee or Cliff Lee (outfielder).

Cliff Lee (born 1951 in Vienna, Austria) raised in Taiwan, is a ceramic artist living in Stevens Township, Pennsylvania and known for his meticulously carved and beautifully glazed porcelain pots. In particular, he is noted for his celadon, oxblood, imperial yellow and oil spot glazes and for carvings in the shape of cabbages, peaches, and lotus flowers.

As a young man, Lee studied medicine at Hershey Medical School and became a successful neurosurgeon before deciding to leave medicine and pursue his passion for studio pottery at the age of 27. Taking ceramics courses at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, he decided to pursue this new passion. At James Madison, he also met his wife Holly, a jewelry artist now well known in the craft community. Cliff Lee has two sons, Douglas (m. Amanda) and Curtis. He also has two grandchildren Ethan and Tessa.

Lee gained prominence through his inclusion in the 1993 White House Collection of American Crafts, which was curated by Michael Monroe, who was then the director of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. Lee's work is now included in the permanent collections of several museums, including the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Peabody Essex Museum. He has also won numerous awards for his porcelain, including Best of Ceramics at the American Craft Exposition, the Craftsmen's Choice Award at the Smithsonian Craft Show, and the Award of Excellence in Craft at the Westchester Craft Show.

Cliff Lee (outfielder)

Clifford Walker Lee (August 4, 1896 – August 25, 1980) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1919 1926, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds. While he was primarily an outfielder, he also played quite a few games as a first baseman and catcher.

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Cliff Lee (disambiguation)

Cliff Lee (born 1978) is a Major League Baseball pitcher.

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