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
Teams
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.