Larry French

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 1, 1907 in Visalia, CA us

Died: February 9, 1987 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA

High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA)

Last Game: September 26, 1942 (Age 34-329d)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Lawrence Herbert French

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

45.4

197

171

ERA

3.44

570

383

3152.0

1187

WHIP

1.331

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1926	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-AA		9	7	.563	5.48	5.30	29						151.0	151	89	92		65
1926	18	-10.2	Portland	PCL	AA		1	0	1.000	2.12		7						17.0			4
1926	18	-6.4	Ogden	UTID	C		8	7	.533	5.91	5.98	22						134.0	151	89	88		65							1.612	10.1		4.4
1927	19	-9.2	Portland	PCL	AA		11	12	.478	4.77	5.67	44						181.0	191	114	96		98							1.597	9.5		4.9
1928	20	-8.4	Portland	PCL	AA		11	17	.393	4.05	4.95	43						251.0	274	138	113		128							1.602	9.8		4.6
1929	21	-9.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	5	.583	4.90	5.71	30	13	10	6	0	1	123.0	130	78	67	10	62	2	49	3	0	3	552	1.561	9.5	0.7	4.5	3.6	0.79
1930	22	-7.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	17	18	.486	4.36	5.34	42	35	5	21	3	1	274.2	325	163	133	20	89	6	90	6	0	3	1232	1.507	10.6	0.7	2.9	2.9	1.01
1931	23	-7.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	3.26	4.15	39	33	4	20	1	1	275.2	301	127	100	9	70	1	73	1	1	5	1170	1.346	9.8	0.3	2.3	2.4	1.04
1932	24	-5.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	16	.529	3.02	4.17	47	33	10	20	3	4	274.1	301	127	92	17	62	1	72	1	0	1	1167	1.323	9.9	0.6	2.0	2.4	1.16
1933	25	-4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	13	.581	2.72	3.27	47	35	10	21	5	1	291.1	290	106	88	9	55	3	88	5	0	1	1209	1.184	9.0	0.3	1.7	2.7	1.60
1934	26	-3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	12	18	.400	3.58	4.61	49	34	7	16	3	1	263.2	299	135	105	8	59	5	103	3	0	4	1141	1.358	10.2	0.3	2.0	3.5	1.75
1935	27	-1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	10	.630	2.96	3.43	42	30	6	16	4	2	246.1	279	94	81	10	44	4	90	2	1	0	1039	1.311	10.2	0.4	1.6	3.3	2.05
1936	28	-0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	9	.667	3.39	3.67	43	28	8	16	4	3	252.1	262	103	95	16	54	4	104	6	0	1	1055	1.252	9.3	0.6	1.9	3.7	1.93
1937	29	-0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	10	.615	3.98	4.59	42	28	5	11	4	0	208.0	229	106	92	17	65	11	100	1	0	5	911	1.413	9.9	0.7	2.8	4.3	1.54
1938	30	0.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	19	.345	3.80	4.25	43	27	11	10	3	0	201.1	210	95	85	17	62	8	83	1	0	4	853	1.351	9.4	0.8	2.8	3.7	1.34
1939	31	1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	8	.652	3.29	3.71	36	21	11	10	2	1	194.0	205	80	71	7	50	5	98	1	0	5	828	1.314	9.5	0.3	2.3	4.5	1.96
1940	32	2.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	14	.500	3.29	3.40	40	33	6	18	3	2	246.0	240	93	90	12	64	13	107	4	0	0	1024	1.236	8.8	0.4	2.3	3.9	1.67
1941	33		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-BRO	5	14	.263	4.51	5.51	32	19	5	6	1	0	153.2	177	94	77	11	47	9	68	3	2	1	688	1.458	10.4	0.6	2.8	4.0	1.45
1941	33	4.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	14	.263	4.63	5.74	26	18	3	6	1	0	138.0	161	88	71	10	43	8	60	2	2	0	621	1.478	10.5	0.7	2.8	3.9	1.40
1941	33	4.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		3.45	3.45	6	1	2	0	0	0	15.2	16	6	6	1	4	1	8	1	0	1	67	1.277	9.2	0.6	2.3	4.6	2.00
1942	34	5.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	15	4	.789	1.83	2.38	38	14	10	8	4	0	147.2	127	39	30	1	36	5	62	5	0	1	596	1.104	7.7	0.1	2.2	3.8	1.72
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		197	171	.535	3.44	4.11	570	383	108	199	40	17	3152.0	3375	1440	1206	164	819	77	1187	42	4	34	13465	1.331	9.6	0.5	2.3	3.4	1.45
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		31	36	.463	4.65	5.26	116						583.0	616	341	301		291
All Levels (17 Seasons)							228	207	.524	3.63	4.29	686	383	108	199	40	17	3735.0	3991	1781	1507	164	1110	77	1187	42	4	34	13465

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		23	29	.442	4.27	5.05	94						449.0	465	252	213		226
C (1 season)					Minors		8	7	.533	5.91	5.98	22						134.0	151	89	88		65							1.612	10.1		4.4