Martin John Lang (September 27, 1905—January 13, 1968) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

. He played for the 1930

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was 5'11 and weighed 160 lbs (pounds). He attended

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

. Lang was born on September 27, 1905, in

Hooper, Nebraska Hooper is a city in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 857 at the 2020 census. History Hooper was established in 1871, following construction of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad through the territory. It ...

, and died on January 13, 1968, in

Lakewood, Colorado Lakewood is the List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 15 ...

External links

1905 births 1968 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Concordia Golden Bears baseball players Baseball players from New Mexico People from Hooper, Nebraska 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub