april august american professional right fielder major_league_baseball played new_york_yankees boston_red_sox stood weighed batted threw right handed born mississippi attended jackson mississippi playing season minor league baseball signed yankees later season starting right fielder arrival emergence productivity playing time diminished following season traded deal brought future hall pitcher yankees season career batting average home runs rbis games played major league career ended season returned minor leagues played leagues died long illness memphis tennessee age early life born april mississippi hugh farmer attending college jackson mississippi signed minor league baseball contract played season memphis playing games batting average doubles triples season completed signed contract new_york_yankees american_league career new_york_yankees major_league_baseball mlb debut yankees september finished season yankees playing games right field bats stretch collected hits batting average played games early season drafted military appearance occurred april second game double boston_red_sox relieved starting right fielder late game collected hit bats pitcher run batted rbi scored run game won game score appearance season pinch hitter game april failed collect hit yankees starting right fielder april fourth appearance season led inning home run career home run struggled plate months season batting average june game began increase productivity june july early august raised average season high time period hit second major league home run grand slam game august victory remainder season production steady slow decline finished season batting average rbis doubles triples playing time arrival season purchase yankees outfield consisted established players lewis rookie injuries lewis allowed periods lengthy playing time july september later season manager got heated argument punched spirit manager quickly final totals consisted batting average games time yankees new_york_city noted proclaimed time ate large meal boston_red_sox yankees felt lived potential seasons team considering team solid outfield lewis yankees needed pitching december yankees traded hank began season injured leg allow play april appear game june pinch hitter late game replacement absent line july august mainly pinch hitter total played games games outfield starting game season total bats batting average rbis post major league career season continued baseball career minor leagues played batting games played returned season improving average season joined player manager produced best offensive numbers point career batted home runs doubles triples stayed non playing manager seasons tenure short joined player remaining games season batting improved average career highs hits doubles triples staying new_orleans season offensive numbers dropped batted games played season split teams dallas season hit career high home runs batting average finished minor league career memphis later life according teacher public school mississippi following baseball career married sons daughter died august memphis tennessee long illness interred memorial park located
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