led the league in home runs and runs batted in in his first season, and won the batting title in 1980. In 1978, he invited younger brother Leon Lee (the father of former Major League Baseball player Derrek Lee) to play in Japan, and the brothers formed a feared cleanup for the Orions. Before the arrival of Lee, foreign players mostly played in Japan when their careers were winding down. Lee revolutionized the Japanese view of foreign players by playing in Japan during his prime, raising the standard for all foreign players thereafter. Coaching career After retiring from Japanese baseball, he went on to become the batting coach for the Oakland Athletics in 1989 when they won the World Series. Currently, he works with the Cincinnati Reds as an advising batting coach to scouted players. References External links 1948 births Living people Arkansas Travelers players African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball coaches from California Baseball players from Bakersfield, California Cleveland Indians players Florida Instructional League Cardinals players Los Angeles Dodgers players Lotte Orions players Major League Baseball left fielders Modesto Reds players Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen San Diego Padres players St. Louis Cardinals players Sultanes de Monterrey players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople