John David Lewis (February 14, 1884 – February 25, 1956) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball, who played in the American League with the Boston Red Sox (1911) and for the Pittsburgh Rebels of the "outlaw" Federal League (1914–15). Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 158 lb., Lewis batted and threw right-handed.
| Jack Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: February 14, 1884 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: February 25, 1956 (aged 72) Steubenville, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 16, 1911, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Rebels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 80 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Biography
editBorn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1884, Lewis was a .247 hitter (169-for-684) during his three-season career, with one home run and eighty RBI in 217 games, including sixty-three runs, twenty doubles, ten triples and eighteen stolen bases. In two hundred fielding appearances, he played at second base (172 times), shortstop (twelve times), right field (six times), first base (five times) and third base (one time). He committed fifty-one errors in 1,068 chances for a collective .952 fielding percentage.
Death
editLewis died in Steubenville, Ohio, on February 25, 1956, at the age of seventy-two.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Jack Lewis at Find a Grave