- Pepper Peploski
Joseph Aloysius Peploski (September 12, 1891 - July 13, 1972) was a
Major League Baseball [third baseman] who played for theDetroit Tigers during the 1913 season. Born inBrooklyn, New York , Pepper attendedSeton Hall University inSouth Orange, New Jersey where he played baseball from 1910-1913 for the "Pirates." [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/seton_hall_university_baseball_players.shtml] Peploski was 5'8" tall, weighed 158 pounds, and was a right-handed batter and thrower. In June 1913, at age 22, Pepper made it to the Major Leagues with theDetroit Tigers . In 1913, the Tigers were looking for a new third baseman to replaceGeorge Moriarty . Peploski played in two games for the Tigers, on June 24, 1913, and June 26, 1913. He had 2 singles and scored a run in 4 at bats, for a career batting average of .500. In two games at third base, Peploski had 1 assist and made no errors for a perfect 1.000 careerfielding percentage . Despite good numbers in the two games he played, the Tigers choseOssie Vitt as theirthird baseman of the future. Peploski's younger brother,Henry Peploski played third base for the Boston Braves in 1929. Henry, who was nicknamed "Pep" Peploski, played in six Major League games, 4 more than his older brother.Peploski died in
New York, New York in 1972 at age 80. He is buried atRosedale Cemetery inLinden, New Jersey .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/peplope01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=peplope01 Baseball Almanac]
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