Drew Leon "Lefty" Rader (May 14, 1901 – June 5, 1975) was a

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. Rader played for the

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in . In 1 career game, he had a 0–0 record, with a 0.00 ERA, pitching in 2 innings. He batted

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and threw

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. Rader was born in

Elmira, New York Elmira () is a city and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 cens ...

and died in

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