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George Edward "Duffy" Lewis (April 18, 1888 –
June 17, 1979), born in San Francisco, California, was a left fielder and
left-handed batter who played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox
(1910–17), New
York Yankees (1919–20) and Washington Senators (1921). Lewis
attended Saint Mary's College of California.
Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper - Boston's famous
"Million-Dollar Outfield". Photo:
The Boston Globe archives.
In Boston, Lewis belonged to the outfield trio which included Tris Speaker (CF) and Harry Hooper (RF) and is
considered perhaps the best ever in fielding skill. At bat, Lewis
was a renowned line-drive hitter who consistently finished in the
top ten in most offensive categories despite a short career which
was interrupted by World
War I.
In 11 seasons, Lewis batted .284 with 38 home runs, 793 RBI, 612 runs, 1518 hits, 289 doubles, 68 triples,
and 113 stolen bases
in 1459 games.
During his tenure in Boston patrolling left field, Fenway Park featured a
ten-foot-high mound that formed an incline in front of the left
field wall, now better known as the Green Monster. The young outfielder
mastered the incline to such an extent that it was nicknamed
"Duffy's Cliff". Sports cartoons of the period often depicted him
as a mountain climber making catches amid sheep and snowcaps. The
mound was eventually reduced in 1934, long after Lewis had left the
Sox, and was not completely eliminated until the field underwent a
major renovation following the 2004 season.
Duffy Lewis died in Salem, New Hampshire at 91 years
of age. He was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
in 2002.
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