Charlie Lea Stats & Facts

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Charlie Lea Position: Pitcher Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-4, 194lb (193cm, 87kg) Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France Died: November 11, 2011 in Collierville, TN Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th…

Montreal Expos right-hander Charlie Lea pitches the first no-hitter in the history of Olympic Stadium

Montreal Expos right-hander Charlie Lea pitches the first no-hitter in the history of Olympic Stadium

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  On May 10, 1981, Montreal Expos right-hander Charlie Lea pitches the first no-hitter in the history of Olympic Stadium. Lea, the first French-born pitcher to hurl a no-hitter, strikes out eight batters and walks four in the second game of a doubleheader, as the Expos beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-0. In 2010 Lea…