Lawrence John Goetz (February 15, 1895 – October 31, 1962) was an American professional baseball umpire.

[2] He was one of the umpires in Norman Rockwell's famous painting Bottom of the Sixth, along with Beans Reardon and Lou Jorda.

[4] He was dismissed in 1957 by National League President Warren Giles, having been inactive the previous season due to illness.

The discharged arbitrator had been critical of the Senior Circuit because of the refusal by the league to include umpires in the retired players pension fund.

In his last years he served as a commentator for the Mutual Broadcasting Company and had made appearances on local Cincinnati radio programs.