Dennis Lewallyn | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Pensacola, Florida | August 11, 1953|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 21, 1975, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 27, 1982, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 4–4 |
Earned run average | 4.48 |
Strikeouts | 28 |
Teams | |
Dennis Dale Lewallyn (born August 11,1953) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and current Pitching coach for the AA Mississippi Braves. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians from 1975-1982. Lewallyn's best season was arguably 1977,where he picked up 3 of his 4 career wins. He posted a respectable 4.24 ERA that season and notched his one and only major league save on September 28,1977. On that day,Lewallyn pitched 4 innings to hold down a 2-1 Dodgers victory over their arch rival Giants. He saved the game that day for starter Charlie Hough. [1]
Lewallyn was named as the pitching coach for the AA Mississippi Braves in the Braves organization for the 2018 season.
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