Savannah Bananas

Former Boston Red Sox star Bill Lee collapsed in the bullpen while warming up for the Savannah Bananas on Friday night, but the 75-year-old pitcher walked ...

Lee exited in the seventh inning and Boston later lost to Cincinnati 4-3. In 14 seasons with Boston and Montreal, Lee went 119-90. The game was paused before resuming after Lee exited the field.

Bill "Spaceman" Lee collapsed while warming up for the Savannah Bananas. He walked off the field with assistance and was taken to a local hospital.

Lee exited in the seventh inning and Boston later lost to Cincinnati 4-3. In 14 seasons with Boston and Montreal, Lee went 119-90. There is another version of the Bananas in the Coastal Plain League, a college summer league.

Bill "Spaceman" Lee collapsed in the bullpen while warming up for the Savannah Bananas game against the Party Animals.

I don’t think this is schtick. Game is on ESPN2. One of the members of the Bananas is Bill “Spaceman” Lee, who pitched in MLB from 1969-1982.

Former Boston Red Sox left-hander Bill Lee was said to be all right after collapsing on a bullpen mound during an exhibition game on Friday in Savannah, Ga.

He won 17 games in 1973 (his only All-Star season), 1974 and 1975, helping Boston reach the World Series in 1975. Bananas owner came over the loud speaker and said it seems Lee will be alright. He was walked out of the stadium with assistance though, a promising sign.

Bill Lee, 75, affectionately called "Spaceman" during this distinguished MLB career, collapsed during the Savannah Bananas' Banana Ball game Friday.

"With everything going on, two instances, it's kind of hard to get to everything," said Andrew Bateman, chief of the Thunderbolt Fire Department. "You don't play the game for that long, as he has, and not have a burning passion and a desire for the game. Luigs called it "very, very emotional" and very tough to get back into the frame of mind to pitch when play resumed. Luigs could not have been prepared for the stoppage of play in the fourth inning of the game, shown on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+. "He's probably the toughest person I've met my life, even in his old age," Luigs said. I'm going to keep playing the rest of my life,' said Bananas owner Jesse Cole, a Massachusetts native and lifelong follower of the Red Sox. He exited in a dispute with the team after seven appearances in 1982. He was back in town for two home games this weekend as the Banana Ball exhibition contests returned to the schedule. I threw the ball back to him," Wolf recalled after the game Friday. They saw a player lying on the ground and people running toward him, but that kind of commotion in the context of a Bananas game could be misconstrued as entertainment. "Originally we thought it was part of the show," Heather Fain said. "(Lee) threw a perfect changeup for a strike.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee collapsed from a “cardiac episode” while warming up during an exhibition game Friday night in ...

He was an all-star in 1973 and won 17 games in three consecutive seasons from 1973 to 1975. He returned to Savannah for the weekend for two home games, the That only ends one way normally, but their direct involvement saved his life.” The 75-year-old former Red Sox star walked off the field with assistance and was taken to a local hospital.— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) “He had a cardiac episode that stopped his breathing. He was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, according to the newspaper.

Red Sox legend Bill "Spaceman" Lee collapsed in the bullpen before an exhibition game with the Savannah Bananas.

One viral moment came earlier this year when he emerged from the stands, beer in hand, to strike out some youngsters. “He was able to leave the stadium with medical attention and was taken to a local hospital,” Orton wrote. Lee, a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame, was in the right field bullpen when he suffered some kind of medical episode.

“He was able to leave the stadium with medical attention and was taken to a local hospital,” team president Jared Orton said in an email to The Associated Press ...

Lee exited in the seventh inning and Boston later lost to Cincinnati 4–3. In 14 seasons with Boston and Montreal, Lee went 119–90. There is another version of the Bananas in the Coastal Plain League, a college summer league.

Boston Red Sox legend Bill Lee suffered a scary medical emergency on national TV during the Savannah Bananas game and got medical help.

[Boston Red Sox](https://fansided.com/?s=boston+red+sox) legend Bill Lee suffered a scary medical emergency on national TV during the Savannah Bananas game. In response, “Lee stormed out of the clubhouse and headed to a nearby bar — in uniform, no less — to have a few beers while Montreal took on the Dodgers. He was a reliable pitcher that produced a career average ERA of 3.62, batting average against of .352 and WHIP of 1.62.