Harold Gould (baseball)

Biography

Harold Lorenzo Gould, Sr. (September 29, 1924 – November 9, 2012) was a baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Stars in the Negro leagues from 1947 to 1948. The right-hander won 19 games over the two seasons including an impressive rookie campaign with 14 victories. He also played for the Farnham Pirates in the Quebec Provincial League in 1949. Gould's time as a pitcher ended when he was drafted for military service and sent to Korea prior to the 1950 season. Gould was a welder by profession, beginning by working on ships in Camden and then New York City. He opened up his own shop in New Jersey called Harold's Welding Service in 1964. Gould was elected to the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 1994 and the South Jersey Hall of Fame in 2001.

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