Amos Lewis

Amos Milton Lewis

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Astronaut High School

• Born August 14, 1960 in Titusville, FL USA

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Biographical information

Amos Lewis is a former minor league baseball infielder who played from 1978 to 1982 in the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals farm systems.

Originally selected by the Rangers in the second round (46th overall) in the 1978 amateur draft, Lewis did poorly in his first professional year with the GCL Rangers. In 35 games, he collected only 16 hits in 97 at-bats for a .165 batting average.

He started 1979 with the Asheville Tourists in the Rangers organization and with them he hit .277 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI in 88 games. On August 1, 1979, he was part of an eight player trade between the Yankees and Rangers. From Baseball-Reference.com:

"The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and Mickey Rivers to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later, Oscar Gamble, and Amos Lewis (minors). The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979), and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade."

In 15 games with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees in 1979, he hit .119, bringing his overall season average down to .255.

On November 14, 1979, he was traded back to the Rangers. From Baseball-Reference.com:

"The New York Yankees traded players to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers for Eric Soderholm. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade."

Back in the Rangers organization in 1980, Lewis split time between the Tourists and Tulsa Drillers. He hit .278 in 86 games with the Tourists, and only .125 in 25 games with the Drillers. Overall, he hit .244 with 12 home runs and 44 RBI.

He spent all of 1981 with the Tourists, hitting .249 with 11 home runs and 48 RBI in 78 games. He also appeared in one game as a pitcher, allowing three earned runs in two innings of work for a 13.50 ERA.

In an unknown transaction, he wound up in the Cardinals organization for the 1982 season, his final one. He hit only .238 in 46 games, hitting only two home runs and driving in 16 runs.

Overall, Lewis played five seasons in the minors, hitting .240 with 46 home runs and 185 RBI.