Duffy Lewis

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Duffy Lewis

Born:	April 18, 1888
Birthplace:	San Francisco, CA
Hometown:	N/A
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	165 lbs.
Bats:	Right
Throws:	RIght
Drafted:	N/A
College:	Saint Mary's College of California
High School:	None
Other Teams:	Yankees 1919-20 Senators 1921
Years with Boston:	1910 - 1921

George Edward "Duffy" Lewis (born April 18, 1888), was a major league outfielder for 11 seasons (1910-1917; 1919-1921) and spent 9 years in the minor leagues (1907-1909; 1922-1927). Duffy lost his 1918 season due to military service. Lewis spent many of his minor league years as a Player/Manager.

1 Overall Career
2 Achievements
3 Moment in the Sun
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Lewis was the left fielder in the famous Red Sox outfield that included Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper. He became so adept at fielding along the steep incline in front of Fenway Park's left-field fence that it became known as "Duffy's Cliff." Despite being one of the few players apparently liked by Ty Cobb, Lewis's fondest memories included throwing out Cobb as he attempted to stretch hits.

At bat, he was a reliable line-drive hitter and good RBI man, with a personal high of 109 in 1912. In 1914 he became the first ML player to pinch hit for Babe Ruth, then a Red Sox rookie pitcher. The next season, he saw Ruth's first homer; in 1935, as traveling secretary for the Braves, a post he held for 30 years, he saw Ruth's last.

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Achievements

League Leader - Top 10: Batting Average (1917)
League Leader - Top 10: OPS (1914)
League Leader - Top 10: Hits (1910, 1915, 1917)
League Leader - Top 10: Total Bases (1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917)
League Leader - Top 10: Doubles (1910 - 1917)
League Leader - Top 10: Triples (1913)
League Leader - Top 10: Home Runs (1910, 1911, 1912, 1919)
League Leader - Top 10: Runs Batted In (1910 - 1915 & 1919)

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Moment in the Sun

Won three World Series Rings with the Boston Red Sox (1912, 1915 & 1916)

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Trivia

Duffy was so adept at fielding along the steep incline in front of Fenway Park's left-field fence that it became known as "Duffy's Cliff."
Hit an inside-the-park Grand Slam on October 3, 1912

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