Pepper Peploski

Joseph Aloysius Peploski (September 12, 1891 – July 13, 1972), sometimes referred to as "Pepper Peploski", Peploski was tall, weighed 158 pounds, and was a right-handed batter and thrower.

Professional baseball Peploski played minor league baseball in the summer of 1912 as a pitcher for Brattleboro. After graduating from Seton Hall in 1913, he joined the Detroit Tigers. He appeared in only two games for the Tigers, both as a third baseman, on June 24 and June 26, 1913. He had two hits in four at bats for a .500 batting average and scored a run. He continued to play in the minor leagues in 1914 for Lawrence and Haverhill in the New England League. Joe Peploski died in New York City in 1972 at age 80. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.