Robert Drury (baseball)
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Robert Blee Drury played in minor league baseball for eight seasons, from 1901 to 1908, and managed at that level for four. Not a solid hitter, he never posted a season batting average above .247. He managed the Binghamton Bingoes for part of 1905 (replacing Count Campau
) and for all of 1906 and 1907. In 1908, he managed the Wilkes-Barre Barons
for the last part of the season, replacing Abel Lizotte
. Every team he managed finished seventh in the league.
He served in the Spanish-American War
.
He was, at one point, part-owner of the Boston Red Sox
, having developed some personal wealth. As well, he became a noted surgeon, graduating from Starling-Loving College. He served as a physician to baseball notables such as Ban Johnson
.
He is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.
Count Campau
Charles Colombus "Count" Campau was an American Major League Baseball player from Detroit, Michigan. After attending the University of Notre Dame, he played parts of three seasons in the major leagues.-Career:...
) and for all of 1906 and 1907. In 1908, he managed the Wilkes-Barre Barons
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball)
The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a minor league team that existed on and off from 1888 to 1955. They began in the Central League in 1888, but the league disbanded after that season. Their next incarnation came about in 1905, when they began playing in the New York State League. They played in that...
for the last part of the season, replacing Abel Lizotte
Abel Lizotte
Abel Lizotte was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1896....
. Every team he managed finished seventh in the league.
He served in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
.
He was, at one point, part-owner of the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
, having developed some personal wealth. As well, he became a noted surgeon, graduating from Starling-Loving College. He served as a physician to baseball notables such as Ban Johnson
Ban Johnson
Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson , was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League ....
.
He is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.