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Lyman Bostock Jr League
4-1-2083
Lew Betts Catcher
Retired (1994, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .230 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .612 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 140 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 06-19-1959
HR 7 Drafted Round 5, Pick 69
(1982)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(111 games)
RBI 67
SB 11
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (4.0%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1982 CLE
75
146
20
34
3
0
0
11
19
22 1 2
2
2 5
.575
.321
.253
.021
.233
1983 CLE
82
165
16
33
6
2
3
20
15
34 3 1
3
3 8
.592
.277
.315
.115
.200
1986 CLE
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1 0 0
0
0 1
.333
.333
.000
.000
.000
1987 CLE
36
87
7
20
2
0
2
9
7
17 1 0
1
3 1
.617
.295
.322
.092
.230
1988 CLE
16
44
6
10
2
0
1
12
7
9 0 1
3
1 0
.668
.327
.341
.114
.227
1989 CLE
10
32
6
11
1
1
1
6
1
3 0 1
1
1 1
.884
.353
.531
.188
.344
1990 CLE
14
16
4
5
0
1
0
2
2
3 0 0
1
0 1
.826
.389
.438
.125
.312
1991 CLE-PHI
13
27
5
6
2
0
0
0
4
8 0 0
0
1 0
.619
.323
.296
.074
.222
1992 PHI
23
47
3
12
1
0
0
4
4
8 0 1
0
1 0
.584
.308
.277
.021
.255
1993 PHI
6
18
3
4
2
0
0
2
2
3 0 0
0
0 0
.633
.300
.333
.111
.222
1994 PHI
8
25
0
5
0
0
0
1
0
4 0 0
0
1 1
.400
.200
.200
.000
.200
Total
286
609
70
140
19
4
7
67
62
112 5 6
11
13 18
.612
.304
.309
.079
.230
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1994-11-01Lew Betts has retired from the Philadelphia Mint
1991-10-23The Philadelphia Mint have acquired Lew Betts from the waiver wire.
1991-09-28The Cleveland Indians have sent Mark Fitzke to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have designated Lew Betts for assignment.
1989-09-16The Cleveland Indians have promoted Lew Betts to the major league team.
1989-07-09The Cleveland Indians have promoted Marty Mulder to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Lew Betts for assignment.
1986-09-23The Cleveland Indians have promoted Lew Betts to the major league team.
1984-04-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bob Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Augie Chavez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted John Looper to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Lew Betts to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Eric Lerch to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Arlie Sharrott to the minors.
1982-04-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Lew Betts to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bob Baumgartner to the minors.