Bill Lewis

Catcher, Baseball Player

1904 – 1977

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Who was Bill Lewis?

William Henry Lewis was a Major League Baseball catcher. Nicknamed "Buddy", he played parts of three seasons in the majors; 1933 for the St. Louis Cardinals, and 1935 and 1936 for the Boston Braves.

Lewis had a much longer career in the minor leagues, playing nineteen seasons between 1924 and 1945. After his playing days ended, he spent the rest of his life as a scout, first for the St. Louis Cardinals and later for the New York Mets.

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Born
Oct 15, 1904
Ripley
Lived in
  • Ripley
Died
Oct 24, 1977
Memphis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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