Lefty Stewart
| Lefty Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1900年09月23日)September 23, 1900 Sparta, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: September 26, 1974(1974年09月26日) (aged 74) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1921, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1935, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 101–98 |
| Earned run average | 4.19 |
| Strikeouts | 503 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata | |
| Teams | |
Walter Cleveland "Lefty" Stewart (September 23, 1900 – September 26, 1974) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1935. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians.
Stewart gave up one of Babe Ruth's record-setting 60 home runs during the 1927 season.
Stewart was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. In 279 games, he posted a .204 batting average (115-for-565) with 60 runs, 48 RBI and drawing 64 bases on balls. Defensively, he was above average, recording a .973 fielding percentage which was 18 points higher than the league average during his career.
External links
[edit ]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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