Lew Brockett
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Lewis Albert Brockett (July 23, 1880 – September 19, 1960) was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Brockett played for the New York Highlanders
in , , and . In 50 career games, he had a 13-14 record with a 3.43 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Brockett was born in Brownsville, Illinois
and died in North City, Illinois
.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. Brockett played for the New York Highlanders
New York Yankees
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in , , and . In 50 career games, he had a 13-14 record with a 3.43 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Brockett was born in Brownsville, Illinois
Brownsville, Illinois
Brownsville, Illinois, is a ghost town in Southern Illinois.Brownsville, located where Kinkade Creek empties into the Big Muddy River, is the former county seat of Jackson County. It was abandoned when the courthouse burned to the ground in 1843, and the county seat was then moved to Murphysboro,...
and died in North City, Illinois
North City, Illinois
North City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, in the United States. The Census 2000's population estimate was 630.-Geography:North City is located at ....
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