Leroy Matlock (March 12, 1907 - February 6, 1968) was an Americanbaseballpitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1938 with several teams. He was selected to the 1935 and the 1936 East-West All-Star Game. Matlock was considered one of the top left handed pitchers of the 1930s.[1]
leroy, matlock, march, 1907, february, 1968, american, baseball, pitcher, negro, leagues, played, from, 1929, 1938, with, several, teams, selected, 1935, 1936, east, west, star, game, matlock, considered, left, handed, pitchers, 1930s, pitcherborn, 1907, march. Leroy Matlock March 12 1907 February 6 1968 was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues He played from 1929 to 1938 with several teams He was selected to the 1935 and the 1936 East West All Star Game Matlock was considered one of the top left handed pitchers of the 1930s 1 Leroy MatlockPitcherBorn 1907 03 12 March 12 1907Moberly MissouriDied February 6 1968 1968 02 06 aged 60 St Paul MinnesotaBatted LeftThrew LeftNegro league baseball debut1929 for the St Louis StarsLast appearance1942 for the Mexico City Diablos RojosTeamsSt Louis Stars 1929 1931 Homestead Grays 1932 Washington Pilots 1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1933 1938 Mexico City Diablos Rojos 1940 1942 At age 45 Matlock received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player voted poll of the Negro leagues best players ever 2 He is listed as buried in the Elmhurst Cemetery in St Paul Minnesota References Edit Riley James A 1994 The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues New York Carroll amp Graf ISBN 0 7867 0959 6 1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players External links Edit Biography portal Baseball portalCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball Reference Black Baseball and Mexican League stats and Seamheads This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leroy Matlock amp oldid 1062920428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
