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Don Newcombe League
9-16-2165
Lew Faries Relief Pitcher
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.49 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 129-70 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 78 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 02-20-1942
K 1238 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(158 games)
IP 1755.2
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1960 Minors 18 82.00 4 / 8 10 / 41 9 / 33 23 / 82
1961 Minors 19 68.00 1 / 5 4 / 29 8 / 34 13 / 68
1962 Minors 20 67.00 1 / 1 4 / 35 6 / 31 11 / 67
1963 Minors 21 59.00 2 / 5 8 / 24 5 / 30 15 / 59
1964 Minors 22 58.00 3 / 8 4 / 29 2 / 21 9 / 58
1965 Majors 23 55.09 4 / 13 4 / 22 3 / 20 11 / 55
1966 Majors 24 52.62 1 / 14 1 / 19 2 / 19 4 / 52
1967 Majors 25 51.10 3 / 12 4 / 21 1 / 18 8 / 51
1968 Majors 26 49.19 85 0 9 1 / 12 3 / 17 0 / 20 4 / 49
1969 Majors 27 36.10 162 1 0 0 / 3 1 / 18 1 / 15 2 / 36
1970 Majors 28 47.12 162 36 0 2 / 9 2 / 22 4 / 16 8 / 47
1971 Majors 29 48.02 162 35 0 0 / 5 0 / 20 1 / 23 1 / 48
1972 Majors 30 27.47 115 0 39 0 / 1 0 / 10 0 / 16 0 / 27
1973 Majors 31 47.02 162 2 0 0 / 10 1 / 20 0 / 17 1 / 47
1974 Majors 32 40.09 137 1 25 0 / 4 0 / 20 0 / 16 0 / 40
1975 Majors 33 40.88 131 0 31 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 20 0 / 40
1976 Majors 34 45.24 143 0 19 0 / 8 -7 / 13 0 / 24 -7 / 45
1977 Majors 35 42.75 136 0 26 -1 / 7 -5 / 16 -3 / 19 -9 / 42
1978 Majors 36 37.06 115 0 47 -2 / 5 -3 / 18 -3 / 14 -8 / 37
1979 Majors 37 44.86 139 0 23 -4 / 9 -3 / 14 -2 / 21 -9 / 44
1980 Majors 38 44.07 142 1 20 -3 / 6 -2 / 20 -3 / 18 -8 / 44
Total 1791 76 239 12 / 152 26 / 441 31 / 445 69 / 1038
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Lew Faries has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1980-04-06Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1979-08-19Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1978-06-29Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1978-05-10Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1977-09-04Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1977-06-05Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1976-08-27Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-08-23Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-07-17Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1974-08-03Lew Faries of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1973-04-28A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Stars. The Detroit Stars receive Eli "On The" Casey, Dave Alten, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (CHN) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Lew Faries.
1972-06-26Lew Faries of the Detroit Stars is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1972-04-29Lew Faries of the Detroit Stars is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1968-08-26Lew Faries of the Detroit Stars is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1965-04-01The Detroit Stars have promoted Swede Roy to the major league team. The Detroit Stars have promoted Lew Faries to the major league team. The Detroit Stars have designated Carlos Hinton for assignment. The Detroit Stars have sent Jake Canizaro to the minors.