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	13-16 / in Starts: 10-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	42 (19-13-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (18-10-5)

Most Driven In
E Howard	4
G McDougald	2
A Carey	1
E Slaughter	1
B Richardson	0

Most Driven In By
T Kubek	3
M Mantle	2
Y Berra	1
B Richardson	1
H Bauer	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	220	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,13-3	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.47	0.045	1.30	0.08%	1.02	P
2	221	8 (5)	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-4	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.400	.971	9	.57	-0.015	1.50	-0.02%	-0.09	P
May		Gtm	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
3	222	17 (8)	May 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.38	-0.010	.88	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
4	223	18	May 3 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.04	-0.054	1.79	-0.06%	-0.35	P
5	224	19	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	7	1.58	-0.041	2.38	-0.04%	-0.45	PH
6	225	24 (4)	May 10 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	1.31	-0.049	2.52	-0.06%	-0.52	P
7	226	28 (3)	May 17 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.444	.333	.778	9	1.73	0.308	2.32	0.25%	1.27	P
8	227	33 (4)	May 23	NYY	@	BAL	W,13-5	GS-8	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.545	.500	1.045	9	.12	0.019	.10	0.01%	2.16	P
9	228	41 (7)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-0	CG	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.524	1.079	9	.24	0.017	.30	0.01%	1.55	P
Jun		Gtm	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
10	229	48 (6)	Jun 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.409	.552	.500	1.052	9	1.09	0.011	3.37	0.02%	0.15	P
11	230	54 (5)	Jun 13	NYY		DET	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.360	.500	.440	.940	9	.50	-0.046	1.37	-0.08%	-0.86	P
12	231	63 (8)	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.457	.393	.850	9	1.27	-0.097	4.49	-0.21%	-0.72	P
13	232	71 (7)	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.457	.393	.850	9						P
Jul		Gtm	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
14	233	74 (2)	Jul 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290	.421	.355	.776	9	1.08	-0.098	4.26	-0.23%	-0.88	P
15	234	79 (4)	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,11-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.421	.355	.776	9						P
16	235	84 (4)	Jul 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.421	.355	.776	9						P
17	236	89 (4)	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.400	.333	.733	9	1.01	-0.053	2.38	-0.08%	-0.46	P
18	237	93 (3)	Jul 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-5	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.415	.353	.768	9	1.78	0.061	3.54	0.07%	0.38	PH
19	238	95 (1)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.415	.353	.768	9						P
20	239	98 (2)	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294	.405	.353	.758	9	3.97	-0.095	4.47	-0.06%	0.06	PH
21	240	101 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	KCA	W,11-2	GS-5	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.432	.389	.821	9	1.47	0.142	.56	0.03%	1.39	P
Aug		Gtm	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
22	241	111 (9)	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.413	.368	.781	9	1.87	-0.095	.42	-0.01%	-0.94	P
23	242	116 (4)	Aug 15	NYY		BOS	L,4-12	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.404	.359	.763	9	.27	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
24	243	120 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	W,10-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.404	.359	.763	9						P
25	244	121	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	L,2-14	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.388	.341	.729	9	.04	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.49	P
26	245	126 (4)	Aug 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.380	.333	.713	9	1.46	0.076	.03	0.00%	0.74	P
Sept		Gtm	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
27	246	137 (10)	Sep 6	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.358	.311	.670	9	.87	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
28	247	145 (7)	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	L,5-8	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.352	.304	.656	9	.63	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
29	248	150 (4)	Sep 20	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.345	.298	.643	9	1.17	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
							13-16		56	47	8	12	2	0	0	8	7	0	15	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	.255	.345	.298	.643		.92	-0.090	1.51	-0.38%	1.45

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