Ewing attended the University of Tennessee, where he was an All-American. Ewing had a collegiate batting average of .412, hitting a high of .464 in his junior year. In 1970, Ewing was chosen to represent the US in the World Amateur games in Columbia. The USA was beaten in extra games by Cuba. Ewing played left field in most games and was one on 7 players on that team playing in the major leagues. Ewing was drafted in the first round by the Montreal Expos (1969) and Chicago White Sox.\n', '

In Ewing\'s first major league game, he was struck out four straight times by Nolan Ryan, who struck out 17 with the California Angels. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1973 and 1976, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft. For the Jays in 1977 he hit .287 in 97 games as an outfielder, DH and first baseman.\n', '

Throughout his major league career, Ewing was used primarily against right-handed pitchers, gaining only 20 at bats in his entire ML career against southpaws. He hit left-handed pitchers with a .300 career average—and a 2-run homer in his only plate appearance against a lefty in the 1978 season.\n', '

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