CHICAGO -- Outfielder Darren Lewis agreed Monday to
$500,000, one-year contract Monday with the Chicago Cubs.
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| 2001 SEASON STATISTICS |
| GM |
HR |
RBI |
R |
SB |
AVG |
| 81 |
1 |
12 |
18 |
5 |
.280 |
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The 34-year-old Lewis hit. 280 -- a full 30 points better than
his lifetime average -- in 82 games with the Boston Red Sox last
season. He has committed just 16 errors in a major league
career that began in 1990 with Oakland.
Lewis set major league records for consecutive errorless
games by an outfielder (392) and consecutive chances by an
outfielder without an error (938). Both marks were set in
1994.
In Chicago, Lewis is expected to play behind the starting trio
of Moises Alou, Corey Patterson and Sammy Sosa. A right-handed
batter, Lewis could spell Patterson occasionally against tough
left-handers after hitting .309 against southpaws last season.
Patterson struggled at the plate last season, hitting .221.
Lewis has spent the last four seasons in Boston and also has
played for San Francisco, Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox and
Los Angeles. He did not commit an error in 106 chances last
season and is a career .250 hitter with 600 runs and 246 stolen
bases.
The Cubs have signed two other free agents this season -- Alou
and infielder Chris Stynes.
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