Larry Herndon

Larry Darnell Herndon

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• High School Douglass High School (Memphis)
• Debut September 4, 1974
• Final Game October 2, 1988
• Born November 3, 1953 in Sunflower, MS USA

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Biographical Information

Larry Herndon graduated from Douglass High School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971, earning 4 letters in football.

While he first came up with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974, he is most famous for his time with the San Francisco Giants, when he made the 1976 Topps All-Star Rookie Team as an outfielder as a rookie in 1976 and later with the Detroit Tigers, when he was a starter with the World Series-winning team of 1984. He retired following the 1988 season with Detroit.

After his playing days, he was a Detroit Tigers coach from 1992 to 1998 and a member of the Lakeland Tigers/Lakeland Flying Tigers staff from 2005 through 2014.

Notable Achievements

• 1976 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1982 & 1983)
• Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984

Further Reading

• Glen Vasey: "Larry Herndon", in Mark Pattison and David Raglin, ed.: Detroit Tigers 1984: What A Start! What A Finish!, SABR Publications, Phoenix, AZ, 2012, pp. 90-94. ISBN 1933599448

Related Sites

• Larry Herndon at the SABR Bio Project