Lefty Stewart

Lefty Stewart
Lefty Stewart
	Pitcher
	Born: September 23, 1900; Sparta, Tennessee, U.S.
	Died: September 26, 1974 (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
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1921); St. Louis Browns (1927–1932); Washington Senators (1933–1935); Cleveland Indians (1935);

Walter Cleveland "Lefty" Stewart (September 23, 1900 in Sparta, Tennessee – September 26, 1974 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1935. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians.

Stewart gave up one of Babe Ruth's record-setting 60 home runs during the 1927 season.

Stewart was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. In 279 games, he posted a .204 batting average (115-for-565) with 60 runs, 48 RBI and drawing 64 bases on balls. Defensively, he was above average, recording a .973 fielding percentage which was 18 points higher than the league average during his career.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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