Walt_Lerian

Walt Lerian

Walt Lerian

American baseball player

Walter "Peck" Irvin Lerian (February 10, 1903 – October 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1928 through 1929. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died there at the age of 26 when a truck driver leaped the curb and he was pinned against a building, ending what was considered at the time to be a promising major league career.[1] The driver was later convicted of manslaughter.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Bryson, Bill (1958), "Mid-Career Tragedies", Baseball Digest, 17 (3): 52
  2. [2]
    "Lloyd Charged Guilty in Ball Player's Death". Chattanooga Daily Times. Associated Press. 5 December 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2023.


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