Llewellyn Watts III (1922–2003) 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: March 7, 1922 | |
| Died: June 25, 2003 (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]
Watts was a teacher and baseball coach at The Peddie School and later The Hun School. [5]
References edit
- ^ Books. Boys' Life. March 1973. p. 15. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Llewellyn Watts". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Former Coach Lew Watts Dies". Peddie School. July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Memories of Lew Watts". USS Rich DE695 Survivors Association. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Llewellyn 'Lew' Watts III, baseball, jazz author, coach". 9 July 2003. Retrieved February 12, 2024.