About Lew Phelan
Lived 1864 – 1933 (aged 68–69). Lew Phelan was an American baseball player.
Louis A. "Lou" Phelan (March, 1864 – November 2, 1933) was a manager in Major League Baseball in the season, with the St. Louis Browns. A saloon-keeper, Phelan was hired on the basis that owner Chris von der Ahe was seeing a mistress that happened to be sister of Phelan's wife. During his lone season as manager, he led the Browns to 11 wins, with 30 losses in 45 games. After managing in those 45 games in 1895, he was replaced by Harry Diddlebock.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Los Angeles. Phelan is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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American baseball player
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Lew Phelan was born in 1864 in St. Louis.
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Lew Phelan died on 2 November 1933 in Los Angeles.
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