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Edward M. Lewis

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Lewis pitched a full season in 1897 and earned 21 wins. He was one of three Boston pitchers to finish the season with more than 20 wins. Boston won the league pennant that season and repeated as champions in 1898. His 26–8
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Lewis earned a 17–11 record in 1899, followed by a 13–12 record in 1900. He finished the 1901 season with a 16–17 record and a 3.53
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Nicknamed "The Pitching Professor" and "Parson", Lewis was an ordained minister who earned a master's degree from
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Lewis remained at UNH until his death in 1936. He is buried in Durham Cemetery in
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Before the Curse: The Glory Days of New England Baseball, 1858–1918, rev. ed
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After the 1901 season, Lewis retired from baseball to teach full-time at
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right-handed pitcher as well as a professor of English literature,
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in 1898 amounted to a league-high winning percentage (.765).
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Welsh-American academic and baseball player (1872-1936)
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President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
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Edward Lewis (disambiguation)
Black and white photograph of a man in an overcoat, sitting in a chair visible from the waist up. He is clean shaven, has his hair combed to the side. He wears a calm expression and is looking to the left towards the camera.
President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
President
University of New Hampshire
Ralph D. Hetzel
Fred Engelhardt
Machynlleth
Durham, New Hampshire
Democratic
Alma mater
Williams College
A.B.
A.M.


Pitcher
Machynlleth
Wales
Durham, New Hampshire
Boston Beaneaters
Boston Americans
Win–loss record
Strikeouts
Earned run average
Boston Beaneaters
Boston Americans
National League
Major League Baseball

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