Buddy Lewis
date: label: date made
content: 1938
name: label: depicted
content: Lewis, Buddy
label: associated institution
content: Washington Senators
notes: label: Description
content: White metal pin featuring Washington Senator John <i>Buddy</i> Lewis (1916-2011.) The pin is part of the 1938 <i>Our National Game</i> series. It was originally was affixed to a cardboard backing.
label: Description
content: Buddy Lewis played the entirety of his Major League baseball career with the Washington Senators (1935-1941, 1945-1947, 1949,) missing time due to military service in the Second World War. A two-time All-Star, Lewis began his career as third baseman and eventually moved to the outfield. With four seasons hitting over .300, the native of North Carolina finished his career with a lifetime .297 batting average, with 71 home runs and 607 runs batted in
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0566.29
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0566.29
label: accession number
content: 1982.0566
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
label: Object Name
content: pin
label: Object Name
content: pin, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm