Don Larsen
Don Larsen
Full name: Don James Larsen Born: August 7, 1929, Michigan City, Indiana First Game: April 18, 1953; Final Game: July 7, 1967 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 215 World Series MVP
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Batting Record 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 BFW Year Team Team
1953 STL A 1953 STL A 1954 BAL A 1954 BAL A 1955 NY A 1955 NY A 1956 NY A 1956 NY A 1957 NY A 1957 NY A 1958 NY A 1958 NY A 1959 NY A 1959 NY A 1960 KC A Daily Splits 23 29 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .207 .207 .241 0.0 1960 KC A 1961 KC A Daily Splits 18 20 2 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .333 .450 0.0 1961 KC A 1961 CHI A Daily Splits 25 25 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .320 .320 .440 0.0 1961 CHI A 1961 TOT A 43 45 4 14 0 0 2 8 1 0 10 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .311 .326 .444 0.0 1961 TOT A
1962 SF N Daily Splits 52 25 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 0.0 1962 SF N 1963 SF N Daily Splits 46 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 0.0 1963 SF N 1964 SF N Daily Splits 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1964 SF N 1964 HOU N Daily Splits 31 31 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .097 .200 .129 0.0 1964 HOU N 1964 TOT N 37 32 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .094 .194 .125 0.0 1964 TOT N
1965 HOU N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1965 HOU N 1965 BAL A Daily Splits 27 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 0.0 1965 BAL A 1965 Total 28 13 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 0.0 1965 Total
1967 CHI N 1967 CHI N Splits 480 596 65 144 25 5 14 72 43 0i 138 0 11 3i 0i 8i 15 0 3 .242 .291 .371 -0.1 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 BFW Year Team 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
1955 NY A Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1958 NY A
1962 SF N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1962 SF N
Total Splits 10 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 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
Pitching Record 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 PW Year Team
1953 STL A 1953 STL A 1954 BAL A 21 4.37 -0.9 1954 BAL A 1955 NY A 1955 NY A 1956 NY A 1956 NY A 1957 NY A 1957 NY A 1958 NY A 1958 NY A 1959 NY A 1959 NY A 1960 KC A Daily Splits 22 15 0 0 3 0 83.2 97 381 11 55 50 42 1 43 5 3 2 0 0 22 2 4 3 1 10 5.38 -1.4 1960 KC A 1961 KC A Daily Splits 8 1 0 0 5 0 15 21 75 2 9 7 11 0 13 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4.20 0.1 1961 KC A 1961 CHI A Daily Splits 25 3 0 0 13 2 74.1 64 315 5 36 34 29 2 53 8 0 2 1 0 10 0 3 4 7 2 4.12 0.2 1961 CHI A 1961 TOT A 33 4 0 0 18 2 89.1 85 390 7 45 41 40 2 66 10 0 4 2 0 11 0 4 5 8 2 4.13 0.3 1961 TOT A
1962 SF N Daily Splits 49 0 0 0 25 11 86.1 83 380 9 44 42 47 7 58 5 2 6 2 0 7 2 6 4 5 4 4.38 -0.5 1962 SF N 1963 SF N Daily Splits 46 0 0 0 26 3 62 46 261 8 23 21 30 9 44 4 0 4 0 0 9 1 1 2 7 7 3.05 0.4 1963 SF N 1964 SF N Daily Splits 6 0 0 0 3 0 10.1 10 46 0 5 5 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.35 -0.1 1964 SF N 1964 HOU N Daily Splits 30 10 2 1 11 1 103.1 92 424 4 36 26 20 4 58 6 2 1 1 0 15 7 8 12 4 8 2.26 1.3 1964 HOU N 1964 TOT N 36 10 2 1 14 1 113.2 102 470 4 41 31 26 5 64 7 2 1 1 0 16 8 9 12 4 9 2.45 1.2 1964 TOT N
1965 HOU N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 27 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.06 0.0 1965 HOU N 1965 BAL A Daily Splits 27 1 0 0 8 1 54 53 234 4 22 16 20 2 40 4 1 0 1 0 9 1 3 5 1 2 2.67 0.3 1965 BAL A 1965 Total 28 2 0 0 8 1 59.1 61 261 4 25 19 23 3 41 5 1 0 1 0 12 2 3 5 1 2 2.88 0.3 1965 Total
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 18 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 -0.1 1967 CHI N Splits 412 171 44 11 132 26 1548 1442 6708 130 728 650 725 35i 849 80 29i 39 26 0 78i 15i 28i 31i 81 91 3.78 4.5 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 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
1955 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 19 2 5 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.25 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 1 1 0 0 10.2 1 37 0 4 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.00 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 0 9.2 8 44 1 5 4 5 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3.72 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 9 42 0 1 1 6 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.96 1958 NY A
1962 SF N Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 1962 SF N
Total Splits 10 6 1 1 1 0 36 24 153 3 16 11 19 1 24 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 4 2 2.75 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
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1953 STL A 1953 STL A 1954 BAL A 1955 NY A 1956 NY A 1957 NY A 1958 NY A 1959 NY A 1960 KC A Daily P 22 15 0 83.2 4 8 1 1 0 1 4 6 0 .923
1961 KC A Daily P 8 1 0 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1961 KC A 1961 KC A 1961 CHI A Daily P 25 3 0 74.1 4 13 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1.000
1961 TOT A P 33 4 0 89.1 5 17 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1.000
1962 SF N Daily P 49 0 0 86.1 4 15 0 3 0 1 1 7 0 1.000
1963 SF N Daily P 46 0 0 62 4 12 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 .941
1964 SF N Daily P 6 0 0 10.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000
1964 HOU N Daily P 30 10 2 103.1 7 19 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 .963
1964 TOT N P 36 10 2 113.2 9 19 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 .966
1965 HOU N Daily P 1 1 0 5.1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BAL A Daily P 27 1 0 54 5 13 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 .947
1965 Total P 28 2 0 59.1 6 16 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 .957
1967 CHI N Daily P 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 412 31i 2i 498.1i 92 244 17 22 0i 4i 8i 38i 0i .952
Total OF 2 1i 1i 9 i 3 0 0 0 0i 1.000 2 0 0
Total LF 1i 1i 1i 9 i 3i 0i 0i 0i 0i 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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
1955 NY A Daily P 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1956 NY A Daily P 2 2 1 10.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY A Daily P 2 1 0 9.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 NY A Daily P 2 2 0 9.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 SF N Daily P 3 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 10 6 1 36 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1947).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Bob Turley , Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named
later to New York Yankees in exchange for Gene Woodling , Harry Byrd , Jim McDonald ,
Hal Smith , Gus Triandos , Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later (November
17, 1954 ); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller , Kal Segrist , Don Leppert and Ted
Del Guercio (December 1, 1954 ) and New York Yankees received Mike Blyzka , Darrell
Johnson , Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with Hank Bauer , Norm Siebern and Marv Throneberry to
Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris , Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley
(December 11, 1959 ).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Ray Herbert , Andy Carey and Al Pilarcik to
Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Shaw , Gerry Staley , Wes Covington and Stan
Johnson (June 10, 1961 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Billy Pierce to San Francisco Giants in exchange
for Eddie Fisher , Dom Zanni , Bob Farley and a player to be named later (November 30,
1961 ); Chicago White Sox received Verle Tiefenthaler (August 17, 1962 ).
Sold by San Francisco Giants to Houston Colt .45s (May 20, 1964 ).
Traded by Houston Astros to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob Saverine and cash
(April 24, 1965 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 11, 1966 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (1967).
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