Lewis L. "Lew" Drill. Catcher with the Washington Senators in 1902-1904. 231 hits in 4 MLB seasons. His last MLB seasons were 1904-1905 with the Detroit Tigers.
Lew Drill was a good hitter, especially for a catcher. His career OBP was .353 and in 1905 he outhit teammate Ty Cobb. As an 18-yr old rookie, Cobb hit .240 in 1905. But, Drill's MLB career was cut short in 1906 when he refused his contract because he could make more money as a lawyer.
Drill had a long career as an attorney and, as a protégé of U.S. Senator Thomas Schall was appointed in 1929 to the post of United States Attorney for Minnesota. He gained notoriety when he refused to vacate his office for a Franklin Roosevelt appointee until December 1935 when Senator Schall, his sponsor, was killed in a car accident.
But, any proper list of Drill's noteworthy accomplishments would be headed by his status as a graduate of Georgetown University and his hitch with the Washington Senators, which was timed perfectly to allow him to leave us this card.
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