Buddy Lewis

Buddy Lewis
Third baseman / Right fielder
Born: (1916-08-10)August 10, 1916
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: February 18, 2011(2011-02-18) (aged 94)
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1935, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1949, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.297
Home runs71
Runs batted in607
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Career highlights and awards

John Kelly Lewis (August 10, 1916 – February 18, 2011), better known as Buddy Lewis, was a third baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Washington Senators (1935–41, 1945–47, 1949). Lewis was born in Gastonia, North Carolina.