Lew Whistler

Lewis W. Whistler was an American Major [League Baseball] player who played the majority of his career as a first baseman. In his four-season career, he played for the New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants], Baltimore [Orioles (1882–1899)|Baltimore Orioles], Louisville Colonels and History of the St. [Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)|St. Louis Browns]. His major league totals include: 272 games played, 1014 at bats, and a.244 batting [average (baseball)|batting average]. Whistler died in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 91, and is interred at Bethany Cemetery in Pagedale, Missouri.