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Lee Bales
Lee Bales
	Second baseman / Third baseman
	Born: December 4, 1944 (age 80); Los Angeles, California
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 7, 1966, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1967, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.093
On-base percentage	.231
Putouts	21
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Atlanta Braves (1966); Houston Astros (1967);

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Wesley Owen "Lee" Bales (born December 4, 1944) is an American former professional second baseman who played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). His professional career, which lasted from 1963 to 1968, included 31 games played for the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). The Braves signed him as a free agent in 1963. He graduated from Norwalk High School and attended Cerritos College and California State University, Long Beach.

Bales' two partial seasons in MLB were marred by offensive struggles. In 53 plate appearances, he mustered only four hits, all singles, along with eight bases on balls, one sacrifice bunt and one sacrifice fly. He had two runs batted in. Defensively, he started eight games at second base and played 82 of his total of 92 big-league innings at the "keystone sack." He made one error in 46 chances, for a .978 fielding percentage.

He now lives with his wife in Houston, Texas.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Lee Bales at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
Lee Bales at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)

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-'''Lee Bales''' was a professional [[baseball player]] for the [[Atlanta Braves]] and the [[Houston Astros]]. He weighed 165 [[pound|lbs]]. He was born in [[Los Angeles, California]]. The [[Milwaukee Braves]] signed him as a [[free agent]] in [[1963]].
+{{Infobox baseball biography
+|name=Lee Bales
+|position=[[Second baseman]] / [[Third baseman]]
+|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1944|12|4}}
+|birth_place=[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
+|bats=Switch
+|throws=Right
+|debutleague = MLB
+|debutdate=August 7
+|debutyear=1966
+|debutteam=Atlanta Braves
+|finalleague = MLB
+|finaldate=October 1
+|finalyear=1967
+|finalteam=Houston Astros
+|statleague = MLB
+|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
+|stat1value=.093
+|stat2label=[[On-base percentage]]
+|stat2value=.231
+|stat3label=[[Putout]]s
+|stat3value=21
+|teams=
+* [[Atlanta Braves]] ({{by|1966}})
+* [[Houston Astros]] ({{by|1967}})
+}}
+'''Wesley Owen''' '''"Lee"''' '''Bales''' (born December 4, 1944) is an American former [[professional baseball|professional]] [[second baseman]] who played parts of two seasons in  [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). His professional career, which lasted from 1963 to 1968, included 31 [[games played]] for the [[Atlanta Braves]] and the [[Houston Astros]]. A [[switch-hitter]] who threw [[right-handed]], he stood {{convert|5|ft|10|in}} and weighed {{convert|165|lb}}. The Braves signed him as a [[free agent]] in 1963. He graduated from [[Norwalk High School (California)|Norwalk High School]] and attended [[Cerritos College]] and [[California State University, Long Beach]].
+Bales' two partial seasons in [[MLB]] were marred by offensive struggles. In 53 [[plate appearance]]s, he mustered only four [[hit (baseball)|hits]], all [[single (baseball)|singles]], along with eight [[bases on balls]], one [[sacrifice bunt]] and one [[sacrifice fly]]. He had two [[runs batted in]]. Defensively, he started eight games at [[second baseman|second base]] and played 82 of his total of 92 big-league [[inning (baseball)|innings]] at the "keystone sack." He made one [[error (baseball)|error]] in 46 [[chance (baseball)|chance]]s, for a .978 [[fielding percentage]].
-{{baseball-bio-stub}}
+He now lives with his wife in [[Houston]], [[Texas]].
-{{uncat}}
+==External links==
-http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balesle01.shtml
+{{baseballstats|br=b/balesle01|fangraphs=1000489|brm=bales-001wes|retro=B/Pbalel101}}
+*[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/15f10039 Lee Bales] at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
+*[http://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=balelee001 Lee Bales] at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Bales, Lee}}
+[[Category:1944 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Amarillo Sonics players]]
+[[Category:Atlanta Braves players]]
+[[Category:Atlanta Crackers players]]
+[[Category:Austin Senators players]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Los Angeles]]
+[[Category:Boise Braves players]]
+[[Category:Cardenales de Lara players]]
+[[Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela]]
+[[Category:Cerritos Falcons baseball players]]
+[[Category:Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs players]]
+[[Category:Houston Astros players]]
+[[Category:Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball players]]
+[[Category:Major League Baseball second basemen]]
+[[Category:Oklahoma City 89ers players]]
+[[Category:Richmond Braves players]]
+{{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub}}