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Lew Simmons | |
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![]() 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: Reading, Pennsylvania | September 2, 1911|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
August 26, | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 98 |
Win–loss record | 41 – 55 |
Winning % | .427 |
Teams | |
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