The Houston Chronicle
August 18, 1985

(c) Houston Astros

CHICAGO - Funeral services will be held Monday for former National League pitcher Dick Drott who died of stomach cancer at his home in suburban Glendale Heights.

Drott, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 1957 to 1961 before joining Houston for his last two major league seasons, was 49.

The Cincinnati native retired from baseball in 1964 and went to work for the Chicago Park District, where he was baseball director from 1968 until his death.

Funeral services are to be announced