Rufus Lewis

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

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