Horace Helmbold

Horace Willing Helmbold

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
• Height 5' 9½"

• Debut October 11, 1890
• Final Game October 11, 1890
• Born August 27, 1867, in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died November 18, 1939, in Lake Lure, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Horace Helmbold, born in Philadelphia, PA, pitched one game for the 1890 Philadelphia Athletics.

After baseball he was a salesman. He lived in Wisconsin in 1910, Minnesota in 1920 and died in North Carolina. Sources: TheDeadBallEra.com and SABR.

"A local twirler, Horace Helmbold, tried his hand at pitching for the Athletics in the second game, and for six innings did exceedingly well, but the visitors punished him in the seventh inning . . . " - Sporting Life's account of Horace's major league appearance, in the Oct. 18, 1890 issue