Milton Lewis, nicknamed "Red", was a Negro league second baseman in the 1920s.
| Milton Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the Richmond Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1928, for the Lincoln Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Lewis made his Negro leagues debut in 1922, spending time with the Richmond Giants, Harrisburg Giants and Bacharach Giants. He stayed with the Bacharach Giants until his release in April 1925.[1]
After spending time with the Wilmington Potomacs in 1925, he returned to the Bacharach Giants in 1926[2] and knocked a home run and eight hits for the club in their 1927 Colored World Series loss to the Chicago American Giants.[3] Lewis finished his career in 1928 with the Lincoln Giants.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Bacharach Giants Obtain Pitcher, Release Fielder". Evening News. April 29, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rivieras Lose Another To Bacharach Giants". Courier-Post. September 1, 1926. p. 22. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1927 Season: Negro League World Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Milton Lewis". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Milton Lewis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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