▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁J . ▁G . ▁Taylor ▁Sp ink ▁Award , ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁Museum ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁that ▁capacity , ▁Lewis ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Hall - of - F am ers ▁who ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁nomin ating ▁and ▁voting ▁in ▁new ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ees . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ' s ▁Sc oring ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁c ited ▁as ▁" the ▁for em ost ▁authority ▁on ▁baseball ▁rules ," ▁and ▁was ▁respect ed ▁as ▁a ▁baseball ▁historian ▁who ▁covered ▁ 2 4 ▁World ▁Series ▁and ▁witness ed ▁ 1 0 ▁no - hit ters . ▁Form er ▁Phill ies ' ▁owner , ▁R uly ▁Car p enter , ▁pra ised ▁Lewis ▁as ▁probably ▁having ▁as ▁good ▁a ▁knowledge ▁of ▁baseball ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁as ▁some ▁field ▁man agers . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁to ▁Clear water , ▁Florida ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Lewis ▁continued ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁at ▁their ▁spring ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁Clear water , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁official