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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 17	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	15 (7)	Apr 24	SFG		STL	L,3-4	GF	14	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	16	Apr 25	SFG		STL	W,8-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (1)	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19	Apr 28	SFG		MLN	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (6)	May 5 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	32 (5)	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	36 (3)	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (1)	May 19 (1)	SFG		PHI	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 25	SFG		LAD	W,6-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	48 (3)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	56 (7)	Jun 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	58 (1)	Jun 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	GF	14	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	65 (6)	Jun 16 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,4-3		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	73 (7)	Jun 25	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	75	Jun 28	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	80 (4)	Jul 3	SFG		MLN	L,5-6		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	82 (1)	Jul 5	SFG		STL	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	84 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	SFG		STL	W,4-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (6)	Jul 15 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92	Jul 16 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	93	Jul 16 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	94	Jul 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,7-9	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	108 (13)	Aug 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,11-12	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	109	Aug 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	110	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	112 (1)	Aug 6	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	116 (3)	Aug 11	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	119 (2)	Aug 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	122 (2)	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	128 (4)	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GF	25	7.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
35	134 (5)	Aug 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	135	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-3	GF	10	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	136	Sep 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	137	Sep 2 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,5-7		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	141 (3)	Sep 5	SFG		HOU	L,2-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	142	Sep 6	SFG		LAD	L,2-5	GF	11	2.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
41	144 (1)	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	148 (3)	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	155 (6)	Sep 21	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	157 (1)	Sep 24	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	158	Sep 25	SFG		PHI	L,4-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	160 (1)	Sep 27	SFG		PIT	L,3-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							46gm		62.0	4	12	1	17	0