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Lew Drill

Lew Drill
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Catcher
Born: (1877-05-09)May 9, 1877
Browerville, Minnesota
Died: July 4, 1969(1969-07-04) (aged 92)
St. Paul, Minnesota
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

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. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was the catcher for the Georgetown baseball team.

Drill began his professional baseball career in 1902 as a catcher for the Washington Senators and Baltimore Orioles. He compiled a .262 batting average in 73 games during the 1902 season. He returned to the Senators in 1903 and 1904.

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.

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.


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