Rufus Lewis

Rufus Lewis
Pitcher
Born: December 13, 1919 Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Died: December 17, 1999 (aged 80) Southfield, Michigan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1936, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
1952, for the Dorados de Chihuahua
Teams
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936–1938) Newark Eagles (1946–1948) Navegantes del Magallanes (1946-47 [winter]) Habana BBC (1947-48 [winter]) Diablos Rojos del México (1950–1951; 1952) Azules de Veracruz (1951) Dorados de Chihuahua (1952)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1948) Negro League World Series champion (1946)

Rufus Lewis (December 13, 1919 – December 17, 1999) was an African American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball, as well as in Cuban, Mexican and Venezuelan professional leagues affiliated to organized baseball.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Sources

1. Minor League and Negro League statistics and information. Baseball Reference website. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
2. Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. Estadísticas del Béisbol Mexicano website. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
3. Habana roster (Liga Profesional Cubana (1947-48). Rogério Marzano website. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
4. Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (1946-47). Pura Pelota website. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
5. Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII. Baseball in Wartime website. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.