Thornton Starr Lee (September 13, 1906 – June 9, 1997), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American professional baseball starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1933–36), Chicago White Sox (1937–47) and New York Giants (1948).

[1] Lee first pitched professionally at the age of 24, reaching the major leagues on September 19, 1933, six days after his 28th birthday, with the Cleveland Indians.

Before the 1937 season, he was part of a three-team trade among the Indians, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators.

After fracturing his arm and undergoing two bone chip removals and a neck operation, he recovered his old form in 1945, going 15–12 with a 2.44 ERA and 108 strikeouts, and pitching in the All-Star game for the second time.

[2] Lee died from complications of Parkinson's disease on June 9, 1997 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 90.