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Don Larsen
MLB · 1953–1967 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'4"
Weight
215 lbs
Born
1929-08-07
Birthplace
Michigan City, USA
Years Active
1953–1967
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
480
H
144
HR
14
RBI
72
SB
0
AVG
.242
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | SLA | 50 | 81 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .284 |
| 1954 | BAL | 44 | 88 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .250 |
| 1955 | NYA | 21 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .146 |
| 1956 | NYA | 45 | 79 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .241 |
| 1957 | NYA | 31 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .250 |
| 1958 | NYA | 28 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .306 |
| 1959 | NYA | 29 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .255 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .207 |
| 1961 | CHA | 25 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .320 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .300 |
| 1962 | SFN | 52 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 |
| 1963 | SFN | 46 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| 1964 | HOU | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .097 |
| 1964 | SFN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | BAL | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| 1965 | HOU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1967 | CHN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | SLA | 7 | 12 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 201 | 89 | 11 | 64 | 96 | 4.16 |
| 1954 | BAL | 3 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 213 | 98 | 18 | 89 | 80 | 4.37 |
| 1955 | NYA | 9 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 81 | 33 | 8 | 51 | 44 | 3.06 |
| 1956 | NYA | 11 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 133 | 65 | 19 | 96 | 107 | 3.26 |
| 1957 | NYA | 10 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 113 | 58 | 12 | 87 | 81 | 3.74 |
| 1958 | NYA | 9 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100 | 39 | 4 | 52 | 55 | 3.07 |
| 1959 | NYA | 6 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 122 | 60 | 14 | 76 | 69 | 4.33 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 50 | 11 | 42 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 1961 | CHA | 7 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 53 | 4.12 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.20 |
| 1962 | SFN | 5 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 42 | 9 | 47 | 58 | 4.38 |
| 1963 | SFN | 7 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 44 | 3.05 |
| 1964 | HOU | 4 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 92 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 2.26 |
| 1964 | SFN | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.35 |
| 1965 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 2.67 |
| 1965 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.06 |
| 1967 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
Awards
Babe Ruth Award (1956)
World Series MVP (1956)
Don Larsen Trading Cards
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