John Kelly (Buddy) Lewis (born August 10, 1916 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a former third baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Washington Senators (1935-41, 1945-47, 1949). He batted left handed and threw right handed. Only Ty Cobb had more career hits at the age of 24 than Lewis.
In an eleven-season career, Lewis posted a .297 batting average (1563-for-5261) with 73 home runs, 607 RBI, 830 runs, 249 doubles, 93 triples, and 83 stolen bases in 1349 games played. Lewis' nephew is former major league player Hal Morris. Morris' youngest son, John Kelly, is named in Lewis' honor.
In the Army Air Force, he flew more than 350 missions and received honors for his service in World War II from 1942-44
See also
List of Major League Baseball triples champions
External links
The Baseball Page - biography
Baseball Library - profile
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Matt's Pen & Paper Heroes - baseball card
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Categories: American League All-Stars | Washington Senators players | Major league right fielders | Major league third basemen | People from North Carolina | Major league players from North Carolina | 1916 births | Living people | Baseball third baseman stubs
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