He died from cancer at the age of 63 and is interred at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.\n', '

He played for the Salisbury Indians in 1927, hitting .252 in 143 at-bats. He served in the United States Marine Corps in 1928. In 1929, he played for the Tulsa Oilers, hitting .287 in 334 at-bats. For the Wichita Falls Spudders in 1930, he hit .289 with 16 home runs in 662 at-bats. He made his big league debut that season, on September 17, and with the Browns he hit .243 in 37 at-bats.\n', '

Levey was the Browns\' starting shortstop from 1931 to 1933. In 1931, he hit .209 with 13 stolen bases (10th in the American League) in 139 games. He had perhaps his best offensive season in 1932, hitting .280 with 30 doubles and eight triples in 152 games, and came in 19th in the National League MVP voting. In 1933, he hit only .195 in 529 at-bats, posting an OPS of only .477, and a season WAR of -4.0, the lowest single season performance by a position player since 1901. On October 1, 1933, he appeared in his final big league game.\n', '

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