SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former Boston Pink Sox star Invoice Lee collapsed within the bullpen whereas warming up for a Savannah Bananas exhibition recreation Friday evening, however the 75-year-old pitcher walked off the sector with help.
“He was in a position to go away the stadium with medical consideration and was taken to an area hospital,” crew president Jared Orton stated in an e-mail to The Related Press.
Lee, a member of the Pink Sox Corridor of Fame and fondly nicknamed “Spaceman,” was within the right-field bullpen when the episode occurred.
Lee has pitched for the Bananas, a well-liked membership identified for its vibrant yellow uniforms and entertaining antics on and off the sector. There's one other model of the Bananas within the Coastal Plain League, a university summer season league.
In 14 seasons with Boston and Montreal, Lee went 119-90. An All-Star in 1973, the left-hander helped pitch the Pink Sox into the 1975 World Collection and began Sport 7 towards Cincinnati. Lee exited within the seventh inning and Boston later misplaced to Cincinnati 4-3.
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