Lee Ford Tannehill

Lee Ford Tannehill was born 26 October 1880 in Dayton Ky. the son of William Tannehill and Julia Jones. He was a brother to Jesse Niles Tannehill who was also a professional baseball player. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball from 1903 until 1912, for the Chicago White Sox, primarily as a third baseman and shortstop. He was the first player to hit a home run in Comiskey Park.

He made his MLB debut 22 Apr 1903 for the Chicago White Sox and was a World Series champion in 1906.

He died 16 Feb 1938 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, and was buried in the Antioch Baptist Cemetery.

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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 9 August 1904, page 6

Lee Tannehill is doing some great hitting for the White Sox. And last years Lee could not hit a broken down automobile.

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Kentucky Post, Monday, 15 August 1904, page 6

Brotherly love does not count in baseball. Lee Tannehill faced his brother three times at Chicago Sunday and did not make one hit.

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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 3 May 1905, page 6

According to Jim Callahan of the White Sox, it was the Old Roman himself who cured his third bagman of a fatal weakness on the inside. "When Lee Tannehill first joined us he had a bad habit of pulling away from the plate when batting. One day Comiskey on the green with us, walked up while Tannehill was batting and drawing a ling with his foot, said; This line right up against the plate, is the big league and this line, away from it is the minor league. Be careful not to put your foot in the minor league for if you do perhaps you won't be able to pull it out."

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