into Fenway Park, which featured a high mound that formed an incline in front of the left field wall, now better known as the Green Monster. Lewis practiced catching the ball on the way up the incline and throwing the ball while descending. He mastered fielding on the incline to such an extent that it became known as "Duffy's Cliff". Sports cartoons of the period often depicted him as a mountain climber making catches amid sheep and snowcaps. The mound was removed during renovations of Fenway Park conducted in 1934. Later career Lewis had invested his money in the stock market, and lost it in the stock market crash of 1929, compelling him to return to baseball. He became a coach for the Boston Braves in 1931. He coached the Braves through 1935. Ruth played with the Braves in 1935, and Lewis witnessed Ruth's final major league home run, much as he had witnessed Ruth's first home run with the Red Sox. He became the Braves' traveling secretary in 1936, and always insisted on first class travel. Lewis stayed with the organization through their relocation to Milwaukee. He retired from the Braves in 1961. Later life Lewis married Eleanor Ruth Keane of Boston, a fan that he met at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, after the 1911 season. They did not have children. Together, they built a house in Boyes Hot Springs, California, but the house and their possessions were destroyed in a fire in 1923. After his baseball career, Lewis and his wife retired to Salem, New Hampshire, where he had VIP box seats at Rockingham Park. Eleanor died in 1976. Lewis died in Salem on June 17, 1979. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Londonderry, New Hampshire. As he had no money or living relatives, he was buried in an unmarked grave. When some volunteer caretakers found out about this, they began to raise money for one, with the Red Sox contributing. A headstone was dedicated in June 2001. Lewis was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the PCL Hall of Fame in 2012. References External links 1888 births 1979 deaths Boston Red Sox players New York Yankees players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Boston Braves coaches Alameda Grays players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Alameda Encinals players Salt Lake City Bees players Portland Beavers players Jersey City Skeeters players Mobile Bears