Lew Watts

Llewellyn Watts III was a baseball player and coach in the United States. He played professionally as a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns organization and wrote a book titled The Fine Art of Baseball that was published in 1964.[1]

Lew Watts
Pitcher
Born: (1922-03-07)March 7, 1922
Died: June 25, 2003(2003-06-25) (aged 81)
Batted: Right Threw: Right

Watts completed two seasons of play in the minor leagues[2] before pitching for the Browns.[3] He later became a baseball coach, and teacher. He was coach and mentor to Major League players Erik Hanson and Brian Meyer.[3]

Before playing baseball professionally, Watts served aboard the USS Rich (DE-695) during World War II for the United States Navy.[4]

References
  1. Books. Boys' Life. March 1973. p. 15. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. "Llewellyn Watts". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. "Former Coach Lew Watts Dies". Preddie School. July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  4. "Memories of Lew Watts". USS Rich DE695 Survivors Association. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
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