It was also the last time a minor league pitcher would achieve 30 wins in one season.
All told, he won 139 games and lost 124 as a minor league pitcher.
The Mariners also named him their minor league pitcher of the year.
He went 2 for 4 with a walk against minor league pitchers.
He had a 4-11 record as a minor league pitcher for the Tigers.
Lee was the Indians minor league pitcher of the year in 2011.
That year he led all minor league pitchers in strikeouts, with 222.
He compiled a 51-42 won/lost mark in six years as a minor league pitcher.
He was named the Cardinals' minor league pitcher of the year.
Phelps was named the Yankees minor league pitcher of the year for 2010.