Larry French
Larry French
Full name: Lawrence Herbert French
Born: November 1, 1907, Visalia, California
Died February 9, 1987, San Diego, California
Buried at Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, California
First Game: April 18, 1929; Final Game: September 26, 1942
Bat: Both Throw: Left Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195
Bats right 1929 to 1933 and 1935 to 1939
Larry French
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1929 PIT N 30 42 4 8 1 0 0 8 2 12 0 1 1 .190 .227 .214 0.0 1929 PIT N
1930 PIT N 42 91 11 22 3 1 0 13 3 17 0 11 0 .242 .266 .297 0.0 1930 PIT N
1931 PIT N 39 95 8 17 1 0 0 2 5 15 1 6 1 .179 .228 .189 0.0 1931 PIT N
1932 PIT N 47 92 7 19 3 1 0 4 1 16 0 4 1 .207 .215 .261 0.0 1932 PIT N
1933 PIT N 47 101 7 15 0 2 0 8 5 17 0 3 3 0 .149 .189 .188 0.0 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N 49 84 8 16 3 0 0 6 4 16 0 10 3 0 .190 .227 .226 0.0 1934 PIT N
1935 CHI N 42 85 4 12 1 0 0 5 1 14 1 9 2 0 .141 .161 .153 0.0 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N 43 85 5 18 2 0 0 5 4 12 0 10 1 0 .212 .247 .235 0.0 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N 42 71 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 0 .127 .127 .141 0.0 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N 43 62 7 13 3 1 0 7 5 9 0 6 3 0 .210 .269 .290 0.0 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N 36 73 6 14 2 0 1 7 4 26 1 4 1 0 .192 .244 .260 0.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N 40 85 5 14 3 0 0 9 7 20 1 4 3 0 .165 .237 .200 0.0 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 26 47 5 9 0 0 0 3 4 15 0 3 3 0 .191 .255 .191 0.0 1941 CHI N
1941 BRO N 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 0.0 1941 BRO N
1941 TOT N 32 51 5 10 1 0 0 4 4 16 0 3 3 0 .196 .255 .216 0.0 1941 TOT N
1942 BRO N 38 40 5 12 3 0 0 6 3 8 0 9 1 0 .300 .349 .375 0.0 1942 BRO N
Total 570 1057 83 199 27 5 1 84 48 210 4 84 20i 3 .188 .226 .226 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1935 CHI N Daily Splits 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1938 CHI N
1941 BRO N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1941 BRO N
Total Splits 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1940 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1929 PIT N 30 13 6 0 10 1 123 130 552 10 78 67 62 49 16 3 3 0 7 5 4.90 -0.1 1929 PIT N
1930 PIT N 42 35 21 3 5 1 274.2 325 1232 20 163 133 89 90 34 3 6 0 17 18 4.36 1.6 1930 PIT N
1931 PIT N 39 33 20 1 4 1 275.2 301 1170 9 127 100 70 73 15 5 1 1 15 13 3.26 1.4 1931 PIT N
1932 PIT N 47 33 19 3 11 4 274.1 301 1167 17 127 92 62 72 15 1 1 0 18 16 3.02 2.1 1932 PIT N
1933 PIT N 47 35 21 5 10 1 291.1 290 1209 9 106 88 55 88 19 1 5 0 18 13 2.72 1.8 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N 49 34 16 3 7 1 263.2 299 1141 8 135 105 59 103 15 4 3 0 12 18 3.58 0.8 1934 PIT N
1935 CHI N 42 30 16 4 6 2 246.1 279 1039 10 94 81 44 90 16 0 2 1 17 10 2.96 2.5 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N 43 28 16 4 8 3 252.1 262 1055 16 103 95 54 104 9 1 6 0 18 9 3.39 1.6 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N 42 28 11 4 5 0 208 229 911 17 106 92 65 100 8 5 1 0 16 10 3.98 -0.5 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N 43 27 10 3 11 0 201.1 210 853 17 95 85 62 83 15 4 1 0 10 19 3.80 0.5 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N 36 21 10 2 11 1 194 205 828 7 80 71 50 98 14 5 1 0 15 8 3.29 1.8 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N 40 33 18 3 6 2 246 240 1024 12 93 90 64 107 18 0 4 0 14 14 3.29 2.2 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 26 18 6 1 3 0 138 161 621 10 88 71 43 60 11 0 2 2 5 14 4.63 -2.3 1941 CHI N
1941 BRO N 6 1 0 0 2 0 15.2 16 67 1 6 6 4 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.45 0.1 1941 BRO N
1941 TOT N 32 19 6 1 5 0 153.2 177 688 11 94 77 47 68 13 1 3 2 5 14 4.51 -2.2 1941 TOT N
1942 BRO N 38 14 8 4 10 0 147.2 127 596 1 39 30 36 62 10 1 5 0 15 4 1.83 3.3 1942 BRO N
Total 570 383 198 40 109 17 3152 3375 13465 164 1440 1206 819 1187 217 34 42 4 197 171 3.44 16.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1935 CHI N Daily Splits 2 1 1 0 1 0 10.2 15 50 0 5 4 2 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 3.38 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.1 1 13 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 1938 CHI N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1941 BRO N
Total Splits 7 1 1 0 3 0 15 16 64 1 6 5 3 2 10 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 2 3.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1940 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1929 PIT N P 30 3 35 2 1 .950
1930 PIT N P 42 5 53 3 3 .951
1931 PIT N P 39 7 56 3 6 .955
1932 PIT N P 47 8 45 7 3 .883
1933 PIT N P 47 12 45 3 4 .950
1934 PIT N P 49 10 40 3 4 .943
1935 CHI N P 42 16 55 2 5 .973
1936 CHI N P 43 14 37 3 3 .944
1937 CHI N P 42 10 55 4 4 .942
1938 CHI N P 43 19 41 1 1 .984
1939 CHI N P 36 5 47 2 3 .963
1940 CHI N P 40 7 63 2 2 .972
1941 CHI N P 26 1 26 2 0 .931
1941 BRO N P 6 0 3 0 0 1.000
1941 TOT N P 32 1 29 2 0 .938
1942 BRO N P 38 7 27 2 1 .944
Total P 570 124 628 39 40 .951
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1935 CHI N Daily P 2 1 1 10.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 CHI N Daily P 3 0 0 3.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 BRO N Daily P 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 7 1 1 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1940 NL Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Freddie Lindstrom to Chicago Cubs in exchange for
Guy Bush , Jim Weaver and Babe Herman (November 22, 1934 ).
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Chicago Cubs (August 20, 1941 ).
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