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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	May 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-7	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	15 (2)	May 4	SFG		HOU	W,3-2		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	17 (1)	May 6	SFG		CHC	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18	May 7	SFG		CHC	W,7-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (2)	May 10	SFG		LAD	L,1-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	26 (4)	May 15	SFG		NYM	L,2-4		13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Houston Colt .45s
7	45	May 29	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-7		10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	48 (2)	Jun 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	49	Jun 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-3	GF	10	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	53 (3)	Jun 8	HOU		MLN	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH P
11	61 (7)	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,1-7		15	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	67 (5)	Jun 23	HOU	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	70 (2)	Jun 26	HOU	@	CHC	L,6-7	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	72 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-10		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	75 (2)	Jun 30	HOU		PHI	L,1-8		24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	81 (5)	Jul 9	HOU		LAD	W,6-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	85 (3)	Jul 13	HOU		SFG	L,3-5	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	89 (3)	Jul 16	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-3		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	96 (6)	Jul 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	99 (2)	Jul 25	HOU		CHC	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	104 (4)	Jul 31 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	108 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
23	112 (3)	Aug 7	HOU	@	STL	L,0-4	GF	5	1.0	0	2	0	2	1	PH P
24	114 (1)	Aug 9	HOU	@	STL	L,2-8		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	115	Aug 11	HOU	@	MLN	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	116	Aug 12	HOU	@	MLN	L,1-5	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	121 (4)	Aug 18	HOU		STL	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	125 (3)	Aug 23	HOU		MLN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	128 (2)	Aug 26	HOU		CHC	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	129	Aug 29 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	35	8.1	0	3	1	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (5)	Sep 3	HOU	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	144 (3)	Sep 12	HOU		PIT	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	149 (4)	Sep 18	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	154 (4)	Sep 23	HOU		SFG	L,1-4	GS	21	5.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
36	161 (6)	Oct 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-7	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		113.2	9	19	1	29	1