Lew Drill
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| Lew Drill | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: May 9, 1877 Browerville, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Died: July 4, 1969 (aged 92) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 23, 1902, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 100 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Lewis L. Drill (May 9, 1877 – July 4, 1969) was an American baseball player, baseball manager, and lawyer. He played professional baseball as a catcher for eight years from 1902 to 1909, including four years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1902–1904), Baltimore Orioles (1902) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1905). In 293 major league games, Drill compiled a .258 batting average and a .353 on-base percentage. He also served as the manager of the Terre Haute Hottentots in 1908. He later served as the United States Attorney for Minnesota from 1929 to 1931.
Drill was born in Browerville, Minnesota, in 1877.[1] He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] He was the catcher for the Georgetown baseball team.
