| Lefty Stewart | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1900-09-23)September 23, 1900 Sparta, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: September 26, 1974(1974-09-26) (aged 74) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1921, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1935, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 101–98 |
| Earned run average | 4.19 |
| Strikeouts | 503 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Walter Cleveland "Lefty" Stewart (September 23, 1900 – September 26, 1974) was a professional baseballpitcher. He played all or part of ten seasons inMajor League Baseball between 1921 and 1935. He played for theDetroit Tigers,St. Louis Browns,Washington Senators, andCleveland Indians.
Stewart gave up one ofBabe Ruth's record-setting 60 home runs during the1927 season.
Stewart was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. In 279 games, he posted a .204batting average (115-for-565) with 60runs, 48RBI and drawing 64bases on balls. Defensively, he was above average, recording a .973fielding percentage which was 18 points higher than the league average during his career.
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