Lew Watts | |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 7 March 1922 |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Finalleague: | MLB |
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]
Watts completed two seasons of play in the minor leagues[2] before pitching for the Browns. 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 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]