Lew Drill
Lew Drill | |
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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 |
Teams | |
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Lewis L. Drill (May 9, 1877 – July 4, 1969) was an American
Early years
Drill was born in
Professional baseball
Drill began his professional baseball career in 1902 as a catcher for the
Drill joined the Detroit Tigers in July 1904. During the 1904 and 1905 seasons, he appeared in 123 games for the Tigers and compiled a .253 batting average and a .353 on-base percentage.[1] According to a letter in the Detroit Tiger records in the Detroit public library Frank Navin, secretary and future owner of the Detroit Tigers, offered him a contract for the 1906 season. Drill, who was making more money as a lawyer turned down the offer.
In 293 major league games, Drill had a .258 batting average and .353 on-base percentage. His .359 on-base percentage in 1904 was the sixth highest in the American League.[1]
Although his major league career ended in 1905, he continued playing in the minor leagues for another four years with the
Later years
Drill was a lawyer. Even during his playing career, he was a member of the Drill, Downing and Drill Law Collectors firm in
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lew Drill". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "Lew Drill". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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