Lorenzo "Larry" J. Ponza Jr. (1918–2004) was the inventor of the modern baseball pitching machine. He grew up in California and worked for the US Navy in Hawaii during WWII. Ponza invented his first machine, the Power Pitcher, in 1952, followed by several advancements like the Hummer and Casey. He sold his company in the 1990s. He passed away from cancer-related issues at the age of 86, and was honored in Argentina with a comic series about his adventures.
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Meaning of the name - Lorenzo
laurel-crowned, from Laurentum
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Lorenzo Ponza belongs to the GI Generation group.
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: School of Hard Knocks and Experience
Occupation: inventor
Employers: US Navy
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Ephemeris for February 15, 1918
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 15, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 15, 2024 |
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| Sun | 26 Aquarius 13 | 26 Aquarius 30 | 10 Gemini 22 |
| Moon | 26 Aries 0 | 14 Taurus 59 | 4 Pisces 7 |
| Mercury | 7 Aquarius 51 | 16 Aquarius 50 | 17 Taurus 4 |
| Venus | 17 Aquarius 9 | 28 Capricorn 49 | 28 Aries 17 |
| Mars | 2 Libra 10 | 1 Aquarius 53 | 20 Virgo 58 |
| Jupiter | 1 Gemini 55 | 9 Taurus 3 | 20 Gemini 20 |
| Saturn | 10 Leo 42 | 8 Pisces 8 | 10 Leo 42 |
| Uranus | 23 Aquarius 48 | 19 Taurus 16 | 27 Aquarius 40 |
| Neptune | 5 Leo 10 | 26 Pisces 14 | 4 Leo 54 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 36 | 0 Aquarius 48 | 4 Cancer 24 |
| Rahu | 28 Sagittarius 36 | 18 Aries 27 | 23 Sagittarius 0 |
| Ketu | 28 Gemini 36 | 18 Libra 27 | 23 Gemini 0 |
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