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Originally Posted by scott1964
Found this interesting tidbit from 1890
July 12 – The visiting Buffalo Bisons pick up a local Brooklyn player named Lewis to pitch in their game against the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders.
Lewis allows 20 runs on 13 hits and 7 walks in 3 innings before he is moved to left field for the remainder of the game. It is the only known
appearance in the major leagues for Mr. Lewis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_in_baseball |
Yep. He's in the default database as U Lewis (lewis01). You can import him in 1889 (remember the draft is usually a year before a player's debut season) via the historical player import tool if you want to check him out.
