Bill Drescher Explained

Bill Drescher
Position:Catcher/Pinch hitter
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:May 23, 1921
Birth Place:Congers, New York
Death Place:Haverstraw, New York
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutteam:New York Yankees
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 28
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.266
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:16
Teams:

William Clayton Drescher (May 23, 1921 – May 15, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 57 games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees between in and . Born in Congers, New York, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6feet tall and .

Nicknamed "Dutch", Drescher had a 12-year professional career that began in 1942 and ended in 1954; he did not play during the 1951 season. Most of his MLB action occurred during, the last wartime season, when Drescher caught 266 innings, second only to Mike Garbark among backstops on the Yankee roster. In 1946, with war veterans returning to baseball, Drescher got into only six May games and caught 12 innings before returning to the minor leagues. He played at Triple-A for the rest of his pro career.

With the Yankees, Drescher had 37 career hits, including four doubles, one triple and 16 RBIs, batting .266 in 57 games. He died at age 46 on May 15, 1968, in Haverstraw, New York.

External links