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	4-19 / in Starts: 3-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (13-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
R Jablonski	2
B Tuttle	1
K Hamlin	0
H Chiti	0

Most Driven In By
J Lumpe	2
J Delsing	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	249	5 (4)	Apr 24	KCA		CLE	L,0-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.37	-0.009	.88	-0.01%	-0.16	P
2	250	10 (4)	Apr 29	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.061	2.75	-0.09%	-0.57	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	251	18 (7)	May 9	KCA	@	WSH	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	252	21 (2)	May 13	KCA	@	DET	L,3-4	9-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.43	-0.185	3.21	-0.15%	-0.70	P
5	253	24 (2)	May 15 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,5-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	1.28	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
6	254	26 (1)	May 17	KCA		BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.12	0.154	1.56	0.13%	1.43	P
7	255	33 (6)	May 25	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.05	-0.056	1.24	-0.04%	-0.46	P
8	256	39 (5)	May 30 (2)	KCA		DET	W,8-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.78	-0.088	1.98	-0.06%	-0.72	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
9	257	57 (17)	Jun 17	KCA		WSH	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
10	258	59 (1)	Jun 19	KCA		WSH	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
11	259	64 (4)	Jun 24	KCA		BAL	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	2.02	-0.046	.49	-0.01%	-0.47	P
12	260	69 (4)	Jun 30	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	.86	0.060	.04	0.00%	0.61	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
13	261	71 (1)	Jul 3	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-13	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9						P
14	262	75 (3)	Jul 7	KCA	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.99	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.24	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
15	263	97 (21)	Aug 4 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	.92	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.44	P
16	264	104 (6)	Aug 9 (2)	KCA		WSH	W,8-3	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9	1.21	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-1.10	P
17	265	110 (5)	Aug 14 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9						P
18	266	115 (4)	Aug 20	KCA		CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.40	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
19	267	119 (3)	Aug 25	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	.88	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
20	268	125 (5)	Aug 29	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9	.48	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.39	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
21	269	131 (5)	Sep 3	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
22	270	135 (3)	Sep 7	KCA		WSH	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
23	271	146 (10)	Sep 21	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
							4-19		29	29	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448		1.20	-0.322	.95	-0.24%	-2.81

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