But he was sent back to Triple-A in June after playing in 40 games he was recalled when the minor-league season ended but did not appear in a game during the Cardinals' thrilling, late-season stretch drive that brought them the National League pennant and World Series title. Lewis was an early-season member of the 1964 Cardinals, making his debut on April 14 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1960, he led the Class C Northern League in home runs and runs batted in, and was named an All-Star the following year, he was promoted all the way to Double-A, and made the Texas League All-Star team as well. Lewis was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers, but his career record lists no games played for a Detroit farm team his first pro season, 1959, was spent with three Class D clubs in the Cardinals' organization. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as weighing 189 pounds (86 kg) and 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) in height. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets from 1964 to 1967. An outfielder, he appeared in 266 games in Major League Baseball for the St. Johnny Joe Lewis (Aug– July 29, 2018) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and front-office executive.
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