#32 Don Larsen, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Larsen
8/7/1929 32 USA,IN,MICHIGAN CITY 6"4 227
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 136 Days (996 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 9 | 3 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
Talent | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Sinker Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 8 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 19 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4.52 | 133.1 | 132 | 69 | 67 | 33 | 96 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 8 | 50.0 |
Projected | 19 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4.52 | 133.0 | 132 | 69 | 67 | 33 | 96 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 3.81 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 229 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .298 | .341 | .638 |
vs. RHB | 274 | 77 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .308 | .536 | .844 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.95 | 70.2 | 68 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 44 |
Road | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.17 | 62.2 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 52 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 31.2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 23 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.43 | 44.2 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 30 |
June | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 35.0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
July | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.23 | 22.0 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 14 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1954 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 5.12 | 254.2 | 274 | 168 | 145 | 46 | 99 | 154 | 13 | 0 | 1.46 | .284 | CIN |
1955 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.63 | 40.0 | 50 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | .331 | CIN |
1957 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.54 | 39.2 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | .273 | CIN |
1958 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5.86 | 83.0 | 101 | 56 | 54 | 18 | 22 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1.48 | .317 | CIN |
1959 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 11.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | .306 | CIN |
1961 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4.52 | 133.1 | 132 | 69 | 67 | 20 | 33 | 96 | 11 | 1 | 1.24 | .289 | CIN LAA DET |
Total | 171 | 56 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 5.04 | 562.0 | 608 | 347 | 315 | 95 | 197 | 358 | 28 | 1 | 1.43 | .293 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1953, AAA | 31 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3.67 | 245.0 | 234 | 105 | 100 | 28 | 73 | 215 | 6 | 1 | 1.25 | .296 |
1956, AAA | 27 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5.04 | 176.2 | 200 | 115 | 99 | 29 | 62 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | .341 |
1959, AAA | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.08 | 53.1 | 66 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1.52 | .333 |
1960, AAA | 29 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4.91 | 203.1 | 278 | 136 | 111 | 29 | 55 | 184 | 5 | 2 | 1.64 | .379 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 44 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .222 | .216 | .438 | CIN |
1955 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | CIN |
1957 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 | CIN |
1958 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .263 | .526 | CIN |
1959 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CIN |
1961 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .163 | .167 | .330 | CIN LAA DET |
Total | 171 | 169 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .214 | .213 | .427 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 19 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 133.1 | 1.62 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1953... Injured on 6/10/1956 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/26/1956 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1957... Traded from Cincinnati to Washington on 2/3/1961 (Going to : CF Johnny Groth, 1B Pancho Herrera, 3B Billy Consolo, P Don Larsen. Going to CIN: C Jeremy A2)... Traded from Washington to Los Angeles (A) on 2/3/1961 (Going to : 3B Rudy Regalado, P Mickey Mcdermott, C Norm Sherry, P Tom Sturdivant, LF Chuck Tanner. Going to LAA: P Gene Conley, CF Johnny Gr oth, P Don Larsen, RF Wally Post, C Russ Nixon)... Traded from Los Angeles (A) to Detroit on 2/9/1961 (Going to LAA: P Ken Mcbride, P Jerry Davie. Going to DET: P Don Larsen)...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1954 - 16 - 6th
| K's 1954 - 154 - 8th
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