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American baseball player (1888 1979)

George Edward "Duffy" Lewis (April 18, 1888 – June 17, 1979) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators from 1910 to 1921. Lewis attended Saint Mary's College of California. He made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in 1910, where he formed the Golden Outfield with Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper. He won three World Series championships with Boston (1912, 1915, and 1916). The Red Sox traded Lewis to the Yankees, where he played in 1919 and 1920, before they traded him to the Senators before the 1921 season. He continued to play and manage in the minor leagues until 1929. Lewis continued to work in baseball as a coach for the Boston Braves from 1931 to 1935, and then as their traveling secretary through 1961. Lewis is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.

George Edward Lewis was born to Mary and George Lewis on April 18, 1888, in San Francisco, California. He acquired his nickname from his mother's maiden name. He had an older brother and an older sister. When Lewis was seven years old, he served as the mascot for the local baseball team in Alameda, California.

Lewis attended Saint Mary's College of California before making his professional baseball debut with the Alameda Grays of the California State League in 1907. He played for the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1908 and 1909. where he was first noticed by Boston Red Sox owner John I. Taylor.

Lewis became the Red Sox starting left fielder in 1910. Harry Hooper, who had played left field for the Red Sox, became the right fielder. Along with Hooper and center fielder Tris Speaker, Lewis played in the Golden Outfield from 1910 to 1915. In his rookie season, Lewis batted .283 with eight home runs, second most in the American League, and 29 doubles, third most in the league. In 1911, he batted .307 with seven home runs, In 1912, he batted .284 with six home runs. His 109 runs batted in (RBIs) were the second most in the league. In 1913, Lewis batted .298 with no home runs. Babe Ruth made his major league debut on July 11, 1914, and Lewis pinch hit for Ruth during the game. In 1915, Lewis batted .291 with 31 doubles, which was the second most in the league. The Red Sox faced the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1915 World Series, and won in five games. Lewis batted .444 (8 for 18) against the Phillies. He also recorded five out of the 12 RBIs in the series for Boston. After the World Series, Lewis returned to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he performed vaudeville shows at the Pantanges Theatre in Oakland for $500 a week ($ in current dollar terms). The Red Sox traded Speaker to the Cleveland Indians in 1916, and Boston manager Bill Carrigan experimented with playing Lewis in center field before returning him to left field. In the 1916 World Series, the Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins in five games; Lewis batted .353 (6 for 17). Lewis batted .302 for the Red Sox in 1917; it was the ninth highest batting average in the league that season.

Lewis did not play for the Red Sox during the 1918 season due to his service in the United States Navy during World War I. He enlisted as a yeoman and was stationed at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where he was the player manager for the shipyard's baseball team. He became a chief petty officer before the end of his service. On December 18, 1918, the Red Sox traded Lewis, along with Dutch Leonard and Ernie Shore, to the New York Yankees for Ray Caldwell, Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Roxy Walters and $15,000 ($ in current dollar terms). He batted .272 with seven home runs for the Yankees in 1919, while leading the American League with 141 games played. He began to lose playing time in 1920 following the major league debut of Bob Meusel and the acquisition of Ruth from Boston, but Lewis still batted .271 in 107 games played. On December 31, 1920, the Yankees traded Lewis and George Mogridge to the Washington Senators for Braggo Roth. Lewis batted .186 in 27 games for Washington before he was released in June. He led the PCL with a .403 batting average in 1921. He served as player manager for Salt Lake City from 1922 through 1924. Lewis was the player manager for the Portland Beavers of the PCL for the 1925 season, and for the Mobile Bears of the Southern Association for the 1926 season. Disappointed with the team's performance, Lewis resigned from Mobile in June 1926. He finished the 1926 season as a left fielder for the Jersey City Skeeters of the International League. In 1927, he was player manager for the Portland Eskimos of the New England League, and they won the league championship that season. He retired as a player after the 1927 season, but remained as Portland's manager in the 1928 season. He began the 1929 season managing Portland, but resigned in June, citing poor health.

Lewis led all American League left fielders in assists in 1910 (30), 1911 (27), 1912 (23), and 1913 (26). He finished his major league career with 209 assists, the third most among major league left fielders behind Jimmy Sheckard (243) and Zach Wheat (231). Lewis also led all American League left fielders in double plays turned in 1910 (eight), and in putouts in 1910 (264)

At bat, Lewis was a line drive hitter who was often the cleanup hitter in the batting order. He was considered to be a clutch hitter. In 11 seasons, Lewis batted .284 with 38 home runs, 793 RBIs, 1,518 hits, 289 doubles, and 68 triples.

Lewis had invested his money in the stock market, and lost it in the stock market crash of 1929, compelling him to return to baseball. He became a coach for the Boston Braves in 1931. He coached the Braves through 1935. Ruth played with the Braves in 1935, and Lewis witnessed Ruth's final major league home run, much as he had witnessed Ruth's first home run with the Red Sox. Lewis stayed with the organization through their relocation to Milwaukee. He retired from the Braves in 1961.

Lewis married Eleanor Ruth Keane of Boston, a fan that he met at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, after the 1911 season. They did not have children. but the house and their possessions were destroyed in a fire in 1923. After his baseball career, Lewis and his wife retired to Salem, New Hampshire, where he had VIP box seats at Rockingham Park. Eleanor died in 1976. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Londonderry, New Hampshire. As he had no money or living relatives, he was buried in an unmarked grave. When some volunteer caretakers found out about this, they began to raise money for one, with the Red Sox contributing. A headstone was dedicated in June 2001. Lewis was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the PCL Hall of Fame in 2012.