Leroy Matlock

Leroy Matlock
Leroy Matlock
	Pitcher
	Born: March 12, 1907; Moberly, Missouri
	Died: February 6, 1968 (aged 60); St. Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1929, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
	1942, for the Mexico City Diablos Rojos
Teams
	St. Louis Stars (1929–1931); Homestead Grays (1932); Washington Pilots (1932); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933–1938); Mexico City Diablos Rojos (1940–1942);

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]

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

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
"1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[poll-2] "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"