Dennis Lewallyn | |
Width: | 200px |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 11 August 1953 |
Birth Place: | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 21 |
Debutyear: | 1975 |
Debutteam: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | April 27 |
Finalyear: | 1982 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 4–4 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.48 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 28 |
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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.