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From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Relatives 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in Tulare, California in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of German-Irish ancestry.
• Listed hobby as all sports.
• Pitching in semi-pro ball when he was 17 striking out three professional players in a row was his greatest thrill.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Attended Tulare High school.
• Played baseball, football and basketball in high school.
• Was captain of the baseball team.
• Attended Visalia College for one semester.
• Played football in college.

[edit] Achievements

• Had 14 straight victories for Salt Lake City in the 1947 Pioneer League.
• Set a new Western International League record with 23 loses in 1948.
• Led the 1947 Pioneer League in games won with 23, earned run average with 2.68, won-lost percentage of .821, complete games with 22 and games pitched with 37.
• Tied for for the lead in shutouts with 4 in the 1947 Pioneer League.

[edit] Relatives

• His brother, Richard Drilling, was also a pitcher.

[edit] Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• "Obituary". Tulare (CA) Advance-Register, 2008-03-26.