Don Larsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN us

Died: January 1, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Buried: Cremated

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1953 (Age 23-254d, 10,999th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: July 7, 1967 (Age 37-334d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Don James Larsen

Nicknames: Gooney Bird

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

ERA

3.78

412

171

1548.0

849

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-5 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1955	WS g4	Oct 1	NYY	@	BRO	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.059	67.03	-2.15%	-0.58	P
1956 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1956	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY	@	BRO	L,8-13	GS-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.14	0.079	60.51	2.70%	0.85	P
3	1956	WS g5	Oct 8	NYY		BRO	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.66	-0.031	54.92	-1.43%	-0.55	P
1957 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1957	WS g3	Oct 5	NYY	@	MLN	W,12-3	2-GF	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.27	-0.015	17.11	-0.61%	0.01	P
5	1957	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY		MLN	L,0-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
1958 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1958	WS g3	Oct 4	NYY		MLN	W,4-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.37	0.026	57.09	0.58%	0.23	P
7	1958	WS g7	Oct 9	NYY	@	MLN	W,6-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.75	-0.020	125.00	-2.21%	-0.21	P
1962 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1962	WS g1	Oct 4	SFG		NYY	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	1962	WS g3	Oct 7	SFG	@	NYY	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	1962	WS g4	Oct 8	SFG	@	NYY	W,7-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
									13	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	.111	.333	.111	.444

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