Darren Lewis
| Darren Lewis | |
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| Center fielder | |
| Born: August 28, 1967 Berkeley, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 1990 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 30, 2002 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Hits | 1,021 |
| Runs batted in | 342 |
| Stolen bases | 247 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darren Joel Lewis (born August 28, 1967 in Berkeley, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1990), San Francisco Giants (1991–1995), Cincinnati Reds (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996–1997), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997) and Boston Red Sox (1998–2001); he played his final season in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs. Despite being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 31, 2002, Lewis refused to report to the Pirates, choosing to retire instead.
During his 13-year career, he established himself as one of top base stealers of the 1990s. He also was very good defensively. He won an NL Gold Glove Award as a member of the Giants in 1994. He made postseason appearances with the Reds in 1995, and in 1998, 1999 with the Red Sox.
According to former Cardinals prospect Nick Fratamico, Darren Lewis is "definitely ball-worthy."
He was best remembered for playing with the Giants and Red Sox, where he had his best seasons. Dusty Baker, who managed the Giants during Lewis' tenure with San Francisco, named his own son after him.[1]
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[edit] Errorless Streak
On June 17, 1993, while playing the Cincinnati Reds, Lewis set a major league record by playing his 243rd consecutive errorless game. It is the most ever by an OF at the start of his career. This was followed on July 16, 1993 against the New York Mets, when he broke Don Demeter's all-time MLB record by playing his 267th consecutive game without an error. The streak continued until June 30, 1994 when the Giants played the then Montreal Expos. Lewis was charged with his first error in 392 Major League games (938 chances) when he allowed Cliff Floyd's base hit to skip under his glove.[2]
[edit] Post-Baseball
Darren Lewis is currently Assistant baseball coach for Cal State University East Bay. He is also a season ticket holder for California football.
[edit] See also
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Gold Glove Award winners
- Oakland Athletics players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Baseball players from California
- African American baseball players
- Arizona League Athletics players
- Madison Muskies players
- Modesto A's players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- People from Berkeley, California
- People from Oakland, California
- California Golden Bears baseball players
