Lawrence Robert Colton (born June 8, 1942), a one-time professional baseball player, is a writer and educator in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Signed as a pitcher by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964, Colton played college ball at the University of California, where he still holds the single game strikeout record (19).
In 1965, he married Denise Loder, daughter of the actress Hedy Lamarr.
A shoulder separation ended his big league career after a single appearance in relief for the Phillies.
He has two daughters from two of his four wives, Sarah Colton (Now Sarah Colton Seibel) and Wendy Colton.
Sarah's mother was Katherine Jeffcott, and Wendy's was Denise Loder.
Larry has three grandchildren; Cole Houlette, Aiden Houlette and Rylan Houlette.
Aiden and Rylan are both the children of Sarah Colton Seibel, and they all live in Seattle Washington.
Aiden is an aspiring actor working in Seattle.
His credits include the prestigious Seattle Children's Theatre and Stone Soup Theatre.