Lewis Simmons (1838–1911) was an American Major League Baseball manager for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. He was also a minstrel who performed in vaudeville, playing on the banjo.[1][2]
| Lew Simmons | |
|---|---|
 Lew Simmons, a 19th century musician who played minstrel music was a baseball manager for the Athletic baseball team of Philadelphia.[1] | |
| Manager | |
| Born: August 27, 1838 New Castle, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: September 2, 1911 Reading, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| August 26, | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games | 98 |
| Win–loss record | 41 – 55 |
| Winning % | .427 |
| Teams | |
References
edit- ^ a b "AUTO KILLS LEW SIMMONS. Old-Time Minstrel, Still on the Stage, Crushed by Heavy Truck". New York Times. 3 September 1811.
- ^ Gura, Philip F. (1999). America's instrument: the banjo in the nineteenth-century. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 138.
External links
edit- Baseball Reference – Career Managerial Statistics
- Lew Simmons at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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