Larry Ward

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Larry Ward
Lawrence Clinton Ward
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	185
Born:	1925-3-18 at Terra Bella, CA (US)
Died:	1997-10-26

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Larry Ward was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Career notes 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1952.
• Resided in Hawthorne, California in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of Irish-Scottish-Indian ancestry.
• Shows hobby is "sports" as of 1952 and 1953.
• Worked one inning and gave up one run in his first professional game with Yakima in 1946.
• Hitting a home run and also beating out a bunt was his biggest thrill.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Leuzinger High School in southern California.
• Attended Lawndale High School in southern California.
• Won four baseball awards as a shortstop and one football letter in high school.
• Was captain of the baseball team for two years in high school.

Career notes

• Served as fill in 3rd base umpire for 1st game of twi-night doubleheader between Sacramento and Portland on July 21, 1952.^[1]

Outside of baseball

• Worked for Standard Oil Company during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
• Social Security Death Index (SSN: 558-20-7563).

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Sacramento-Portland Boxscore July 21, 1952", pg 23. The Sporting News, 1952-08-06.