Larry Pezold

Lorenz Johannes Pezold (June 22, 1893 – October 22, 1957) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played in 23 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1914 season.

Larry Pezold
Third baseman
Born: (1893-06-22)June 22, 1893
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: October 22, 1957(1957-10-22) (aged 64)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
Teams

Pezold was traded to the Nashville Vols for Rube Kroh before the 1917 season but quit the team before the season began. The Daily Arkansas Gazette reported that Pezold declined to play in Tennessee because it was a dry state.[1]

References

  1. "On the Hop". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 22 April 1917. p. 24. Retrieved 22 June 2023.


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