Karl Drews

Pitcher

Born: February 22, 1920
Staten Island, New York

Died: August 15, 1963 (aged 43)
Dania, Florida

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 8, 1946, for the New York Yankees

Last MLB appearance

September 20, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs

MLB statistics

44–53

4.76

826 ²⁄₃

Teams

Career highlights and awards

Karl August Drews (February 22, 1920 – August 15, 1963) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher whose career spanned 21 seasons (1939–59) and who appeared in the Major Leagues from 1946 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954 for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Redlegs. He was born in Staten Island, New York, and stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 192 pounds (87 kg).

As a member of the Yankees, Drews appeared in two games of the 1947 World Series as a relief pitcher and held the Brooklyn Dodgers to one run and two hits in three innings pitched, although he did allow a base on balls and a hit batsman and threw a wild pitch. During his MLB career, Drews appeared in 218 games played, 107 as a starting pitcher, and gave up 913 hits and 332 bases on balls in 826 ²⁄₃ innings, with 322 strikeouts. In his finest season, with the 1952 Phillies, Drews finished third in the National League in shutouts (five), sixth in complete games (15), and seventh in earned run average (2.72). He won 14 games (losing 15), appearing in 33 games, 30 as a starter.

Drew was killed at age 43 by a drunk driver in Florida.^[1] A grandson, Matt Drews, is a former minor league baseball player, a right-handed pitcher selected by the Yankees in the first round of the June 1993 Major League Baseball Draft who played for seven seasons.

References

↑ "Karl Drew Dies in Fla. Car Crash". Lewiston-Auburn, Maine: Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press (AP). August 16, 1963. p. 19. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

New York Yankees 1947 World Series Champions

1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 3 Allie Clark 5 Joe DiMaggio (AL MVP) 6 Bobby Brown 8 Aaron Robinson 10 Phil Rizzuto 11 Joe Page 14 Lonny Frey 15 Tommy Henrich 16 Bill Bevens 20 Spec Shea 21 Spud Chandler 22 Allie Reynolds 24 Billy Johnson 27 Johnny Lindell 29 Sherm Lollar 34 Bobo Newsom 35 Yogi Berra 36 Jack Phillips 38 Karl Drews 42 Charley Wensloff 43 Vic Raschi 50 Ralph Houk 51 George McQuinn

Manager 37 Bucky Harris Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 7 Chuck Dressen 31 Red Corriden 33 Johnny Schulte

Regular season Dodgers–Yankees rivalry Subway Series

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