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Name	Team	Age
John Lewis	Retired (1976, Age 34)	Died (2022, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 66 (1963)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	2 years (95 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	D-	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	A-	B-
Leadership	Mentor Value
D+	C+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	10/8/1942
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1963	D+	C+	D
1964	D+	B-	C-
1965	D+	B	C-
1966	D+	B	C
1967	D+	B	C
1968	D+	B+	C+
1969	D+	B+	C+
1970	D+	B+	C+
1971	D+	A-	B-
1972	D+	A-	B-
1973	D+	A-	B-
1974	D+	A-	B-
1975	D+	A-	B-
1976	D+	A-	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1976-11-01	John Lewis has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1976-04-01	The Houston Texans have promoted John Fordham to the major league team. The Houston Texans have promoted Randy MacKinley to the major league team. The Houston Texans have waived Johnny Osteen. The Houston Texans have waived John Lewis. The Houston Texans have waived Scott Donnelly.
1974-07-29	John Lewis of the Houston Texans is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1973-06-16	The Houston Texans have promoted bert blyleven to the major league team. The Houston Texans have promoted John Lewis to the major league team. The Houston Texans have waived Brian Hoffman. The Houston Texans have waived C.B. Hornung.
1973-06-16	The Houston Texans have acquired John Lewis from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01	The Detroit Dazzlers have waived John Lewis.