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Larry Doyle
Lawrence Joseph Doyle (Laughing Larry)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

Debut July 22, 1907
Final Game October 2, 1920
Born July 31, 1886 in Caseyville, IL
Died March 1, 1974 in Saranac Lake, NY

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1907 20 NYG NL  69  227   16   59   3  0   0   16   3     20      .260  .320  .273   83   62   4           0    
 1908 21 NYG NL 104  377   65  116  16  9   0   33  17     22      .308  .354  .398  135  150  25           5    
 1909 22 NYG NL 147  570   86  172  27 11   6   49  31     45      .302  .360  .419  140  239  12           7    
 1910 23 NYG NL 151  575   97  164  21 14   8   69  39     71  26  .285  .369  .412  128  237  19           5    
 1911 24 NYG NL 143  526  102  163  25 25  13   77  38     71  39  .310  .397  .527  154  277  20           5     MVP-3
 1912 25 NYG NL 143  558   98  184  33  8  10   90  36     56  20  .330  .393  .471  132  263  13           2     MVP-1
 1913 26 NYG NL 132  482   67  135  25  6   5   73  38     59  29  .280  .364  .388  114  187  12           5     MVP-17
 1914 27 NYG NL 145  539   87  140  19  8   5   63  17     58  25  .260  .343  .353  109  190  16          10    
 1915 28 NYG NL 150  591   86  189  40 10   4   70  22 18  32  28  .320  .358  .442  148  261  15           3    
 1916 29 TOT NL 122  479   61  133  29 11   3   54  19     28  24  .278  .323  .403  126  193  16           4    
         NYG NL 113  441   55  118  24 10   2   47  17     27  23  .268  .316  .381  118  168  16           4    
         CHC NL   9   38    6   15   5  1   1    7   2      1   1  .395  .410  .658  212   25   0           0    
 1917 30 CHC NL 135  476   48  121  19  5   6   61   5     48  28  .254  .323  .353  100  168  26           0    
 1918 31 NYG NL  75  257   38   67   7  4   3   36  10     37  10  .261  .354  .354  118   91   4           0    
 1919 32 NYG NL 113  381   61  110  14 10   7   52  12     31  17  .289  .350  .433  136  165   3           5    
 1920 33 NYG NL 137  471   48  134  21  2   4   50  11  9  47  28  .285  .352  .363  105  171  10           2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons         6509      1887    123      793     27     274  .290  .357  .408  126      195   0   0  53   0
               1766       960      299     74      298    625                            2654
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        597   88  173  27 11   7   73  27  2  57  25  .290  .357  .408  126  243  18   0   0   5   0
 Career High    151  591  102  189  40 25  13   90  39 18  71  39  .330  .397  .527  154  277  26   0   0  10   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1907 20 NYG NL  251  172   20   3.1    77| .260  .255| .320  .322| .273  .325| .593  .647|  83  .500  -4.0  -0.5     
 1908 21 NYG NL  429  286   52   4.9    75| .308  .252| .354  .314| .398  .325| .752  .639| 135  .712  14.2   1.7     
 1909 22 NYG NL  634  410   84   5.5    78| .302  .254| .360  .322| .419  .328| .779  .650| 140  .727  25.4   3.0     
 1910 23 NYG NL  670  430   86   5.4    88| .285  .263| .369  .337| .412  .348| .781  .686| 128  .668  20.1   2.2     
 1911 24 NYG NL  622  383  109   7.6    98| .310  .272| .397  .350| .527  .374| .924  .724| 154  .766  36.8   3.8     
 1912 25 NYG NL  629  387  103   7.1   103| .330  .285| .393  .356| .471  .388| .864  .744| 132  .719  24.9   2.5     
 1913 26 NYG NL  558  359   67   5.0    92| .280  .271| .364  .335| .388  .368| .752  .704| 114  .616  10.9   1.2     
 1914 27 NYG NL  623  415   63   4.1    82| .260  .255| .343  .323| .353  .342| .696  .664| 109  .567   7.5   0.8     
 1915 28 NYG NL  641  435   89   5.5    76| .320  .249| .358  .311| .442  .333| .800  .644| 148  .720  31.8   3.6  55%
 1916 29 TOT NL  527  362   62   4.6    75| .278  .250| .323  .308| .403  .333| .726  .641| 126  .649  13.6   1.6     
         NYG NL  488  339   52   4.2    74| .268  .248| .316  .306| .381  .332| .697  .638| 118  .602   8.6   1.0     
         CHC NL   39   23   10  11.8    85| .395  .265| .410  .325| .658  .354|1.068  .679| 212  .911   5.0   0.6     
 1917 30 CHC NL  550  381   54   3.8    84| .254  .265| .323  .324| .353  .350| .676  .674| 100  .561   0.8   0.1     
 1918 31 NYG NL  298  194   32   4.5    78| .261  .259| .354  .316| .354  .334| .708  .651| 118  .618   6.8   0.8     
 1919 32 NYG NL  420  274   56   5.5    81| .289  .263| .350  .317| .433  .346| .783  .663| 136  .691  15.9   1.8     
 1920 33 NYG NL  530  356   59   4.5    90| .285  .277| .352  .330| .363  .367| .715  .698| 105  .571   5.2   0.6  55%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     7382 4844  936   5.2    85| .290  .263| .357  .327| .408  .349| .765  .677| 126  .666 209.8  23.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1907 20 NYG NL  2B   69    128  158   26    7  .917  .952  4.14  5.12            
 1908 21 NYG NL  2B  102    180  291   33   28  .935  .954  4.62  5.03            
 1909 22 NYG NL  2B  144    292  323   39   51  .940  .938  4.27  4.66            
 1910 23 NYG NL  2B  151    313  388   53   62  .930  .952  4.64  5.05            
 1911 24 NYG NL  2B  141    272  340   36   46  .944  .952  4.34  5.03            
 1912 25 NYG NL  2B  143    313  379   38   68  .948  .955  4.84  5.09            
 1913 26 NYG NL  2B  130    315  345   31   55  .955  .955  5.08  4.92            
 1914 27 NYG NL  2B  145    307  379   29   61  .959  .949  4.73  4.89            
 1915 28 NYG NL  2B  147    313  396   40   66  .947  .955  4.82  4.79            
 1916 29 TOT NL  2B  122    289  387   27   63  .962  .951  5.54  4.74            
         NYG NL  2B  113    270  352   26   53  .960  .951  5.50  4.74            
         CHC NL  2B    9     19   35    1   10  .982  .951  6.00  4.74            
 1917 30 CHC NL  2B  128    300  348   33   54  .952  .956  5.06  4.96            
 1918 31 NYG NL  2B   73    121  221   11   24  .969  .957  4.68  5.11            
 1919 32 NYG NL  2B  100    214  311   24   48  .956  .960  5.25  5.14            
 1920 33 NYG NL  2B  133    278  389   23   61  .967  .963  5.02  5.45            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1907 20 NYG NL  2B   69    128  158   26    7  .917  .952  4.14  5.12            
 1908 21 NYG NL  2B  102    180  291   33   28  .935  .954  4.62  5.03            
 1909 22 NYG NL  2B  144    292  323   39   51  .940  .938  4.27  4.66            
 1910 23 NYG NL  2B  151    313  388   53   62  .930  .952  4.64  5.05            
 1911 24 NYG NL  2B  141    272  340   36   46  .944  .952  4.34  5.03            
 1912 25 NYG NL  2B  143    313  379   38   68  .948  .955  4.84  5.09            
 1913 26 NYG NL  2B  130    315  345   31   55  .955  .955  5.08  4.92            
 1914 27 NYG NL  2B  145    307  379   29   61  .959  .949  4.73  4.89            
 1915 28 NYG NL  2B  147    313  396   40   66  .947  .955  4.82  4.79            
 1916 29 TOT NL  2B  122    289  387   27   63  .962  .951  5.54  4.74            
         NYG NL  2B  113    270  352   26   53  .960  .951  5.50  4.74            
         CHC NL  2B    9     19   35    1   10  .982  .951  6.00  4.74            
 1917 30 CHC NL  2B  128    300  348   33   54  .952  .956  5.06  4.96            
 1918 31 NYG NL  2B   73    121  221   11   24  .969  .957  4.68  5.11            
 1919 32 NYG NL  2B  100    214  311   24   48  .956  .960  5.25  5.14            
 1920 33 NYG NL  2B  133    278  389   23   61  .967  .963  5.02  5.45            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  2B 1728   3635 4655  443  694  .949  .953  4.80  4.99            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      1728   3635 4655  443  694  .949  .953  4.80  4.99

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1911   WS    NYG PHA     L   6  23   3   7  3  1  0   1   2   1  .304  .360  .522   2  0   0   0   0 
 1912   WS    NYG BOS     L   8  33   5   8  0  0  1   2   3   2  .242  .306  .333   2  0   0   0   0 
 1913   WS    NYG PHA     L   5  20   1   3  0  0  0   2   0   1  .150  .190  .150   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3  19  76   9  18  3  1  1   5   5   4  .237  .293  .342   4  0   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1912-NL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1911-NL-3-0.36
1912-NL-1-0.75
1913-NL-17-0.08
Car-195-1.19 shares

Batting Average
1908 NL-.308-3
1909 NL-.302-4
1911 NL-.310-7
1912 NL-.330-5
1915 NL-.320-1

On-base %
1908 NL-.354-9
1911 NL-.397-7
1912 NL-.393-9
1915 NL-.358-8
1919 NL-.350-10

Slugging %
1908 NL-.398-6
1909 NL-.419-3
1911 NL-.527-2
1912 NL-.471-5
1915 NL-.442-5
1916 NL-.403-10
1919 NL-.433-2

OPS
1908 NL-.752-7
1909 NL-.779-4
1911 NL-.924-2
1912 NL-.864-5
1915 NL-.799-4
1919 NL-.783-7

Games
1910 NL-151-8

At Bats
1909 NL-570-7
1910 NL-575-9
1912 NL-558-8
1915 NL-591-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1910 NL-670-5
1915 NL-641-10

Runs
1909 NL-86-7
1910 NL-97-4
1911 NL-102-5
1912 NL-98-7
1914 NL-87-4
1915 NL-86-2

Hits
1909 NL-172-1
1910 NL-164-8
1911 NL-163-10
1912 NL-184-4
1915 NL-189-1

Total Bases
1909 NL-239-2
1910 NL-237-6
1911 NL-277-2
1912 NL-263-5
1915 NL-261-2

Doubles
1909 NL-27-6
1912 NL-33-4
1915 NL-40-1
1916 NL-29-4

Triples
1909 NL-11-8
1910 NL-14-8
1911 NL-25-1
Car-123-94

Home Runs
1909 NL-6-2
1910 NL-8-3
1911 NL-13-4
1912 NL-10-6
1917 NL-6-4
1919 NL-7-5

RBI
1912 NL-90-6
1913 NL-73-8
1915 NL-70-8

Bases on Balls
1910 NL-71-10
1914 NL-58-10

Stolen Bases
1910 NL-39-8
1911 NL-38-8
1912 NL-36-7
1913 NL-38-6

Singles
1909 NL-128-4
1910 NL-121-9
1912 NL-133-6
1915 NL-135-1

Adjusted OPS+
1908 NL-135-8
1909 NL-140-6
1910 NL-128-10
1911 NL-154-3
1912 NL-132-9
1915 NL-148-3
1919 NL-136-6

Runs Created
1909 NL-84-3
1910 NL-86-7
1911 NL-109-2
1912 NL-103-4
1915 NL-89-2

Adjusted Batting Runs
1909 NL-25-4
1910 NL-20-8
1911 NL-37-2
1912 NL-25-7
1915 NL-32-2

Batting Wins
1909 NL-3.0-4
1910 NL-2.2-8
1911 NL-3.8-2
1912 NL-2.5-7
1915 NL-3.6-2
1919 NL-1.8-9

Extra-Base Hits
1909 NL-44-4
1910 NL-43-8
1911 NL-63-2
1912 NL-51-4
1915 NL-54-4
1916 NL-43-7

Times on Base
1909 NL-224-5
1910 NL-240-5
1911 NL-239-9
1912 NL-242-9
1915 NL-224-5

Offensive Win%
1908 NL-.712-7
1909 NL-.727-3
1911 NL-.766-2
1912 NL-.719-5
1915 NL-.720-4
1919 NL-.691-6

Hit By Pitch
1914 NL-10-4

Sac. Hits
1917 NL-26-4
Car-195-87

Caught Stealing
1915 NL-18-9

Power/Speed Number
1909 NL-10.1-2
1910 NL-13.3-2
1911 NL-19.4-2
1912 NL-15.7-3
1919 NL-8.8-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1910 NL-22.1-4
1912 NL-27.9-1
1914 NL-21.6-3
1915 NL-21.1-4
1916 NL-20.0-3

At Bats per Home Run
1909 NL-95.0-3
1910 NL-71.9-6
1911 NL-40.5-4
1912 NL-55.8-7
1917 NL-79.3-6
1919 NL-54.4-3

Outs
1910 NL-430-10

Youngest Player
1907 NL-20-9

Black Ink: Batting - 13 (178) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 138 (113) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 26.9 (352) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 60.5 (306) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
July 20, 1907: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Springfield (Central) for $4,500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
August 28, 1916: Traded by the New York Giants with Herb Hunter and Merwin Jacobson to the Chicago Cubs for Heinie Zimmerman and Mickey Doolan.
January 4, 1918: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Art Wilson and $15,000 to the Boston Braves for Lefty Tyler.
January 8, 1918: Traded by the Boston Braves with Jesse Barnes to the New York Giants for Buck Herzog.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Awards 1912-NL-MVP	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1911-NL-3-0.36 1912-NL-1-0.75 1913-NL-17-0.08 Car-195-1.19 shares	Batting Average 1908 NL-.308-3 1909 NL-.302-4 1911 NL-.310-7 1912 NL-.330-5 1915 NL-.320-1	On-base % 1908 NL-.354-9 1911 NL-.397-7 1912 NL-.393-9 1915 NL-.358-8 1919 NL-.350-10	Slugging % 1908 NL-.398-6 1909 NL-.419-3 1911 NL-.527-2 1912 NL-.471-5 1915 NL-.442-5 1916 NL-.403-10 1919 NL-.433-2	OPS 1908 NL-.752-7 1909 NL-.779-4 1911 NL-.924-2 1912 NL-.864-5 1915 NL-.799-4 1919 NL-.783-7
Games 1910 NL-151-8	At Bats 1909 NL-570-7 1910 NL-575-9 1912 NL-558-8 1915 NL-591-3	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1910 NL-670-5 1915 NL-641-10	Runs 1909 NL-86-7 1910 NL-97-4 1911 NL-102-5 1912 NL-98-7 1914 NL-87-4 1915 NL-86-2	Hits 1909 NL-172-1 1910 NL-164-8 1911 NL-163-10 1912 NL-184-4 1915 NL-189-1	Total Bases 1909 NL-239-2 1910 NL-237-6 1911 NL-277-2 1912 NL-263-5 1915 NL-261-2
Doubles 1909 NL-27-6 1912 NL-33-4 1915 NL-40-1 1916 NL-29-4	Triples 1909 NL-11-8 1910 NL-14-8 1911 NL-25-1 Car-123-94	Home Runs 1909 NL-6-2 1910 NL-8-3 1911 NL-13-4 1912 NL-10-6 1917 NL-6-4 1919 NL-7-5	RBI 1912 NL-90-6 1913 NL-73-8 1915 NL-70-8	Bases on Balls 1910 NL-71-10 1914 NL-58-10	Stolen Bases 1910 NL-39-8 1911 NL-38-8 1912 NL-36-7 1913 NL-38-6
Singles 1909 NL-128-4 1910 NL-121-9 1912 NL-133-6 1915 NL-135-1	Adjusted OPS+ 1908 NL-135-8 1909 NL-140-6 1910 NL-128-10 1911 NL-154-3 1912 NL-132-9 1915 NL-148-3 1919 NL-136-6	Runs Created 1909 NL-84-3 1910 NL-86-7 1911 NL-109-2 1912 NL-103-4 1915 NL-89-2	Adjusted Batting Runs 1909 NL-25-4 1910 NL-20-8 1911 NL-37-2 1912 NL-25-7 1915 NL-32-2	Batting Wins 1909 NL-3.0-4 1910 NL-2.2-8 1911 NL-3.8-2 1912 NL-2.5-7 1915 NL-3.6-2 1919 NL-1.8-9	Extra-Base Hits 1909 NL-44-4 1910 NL-43-8 1911 NL-63-2 1912 NL-51-4 1915 NL-54-4 1916 NL-43-7
Times on Base 1909 NL-224-5 1910 NL-240-5 1911 NL-239-9 1912 NL-242-9 1915 NL-224-5	Offensive Win% 1908 NL-.712-7 1909 NL-.727-3 1911 NL-.766-2 1912 NL-.719-5 1915 NL-.720-4 1919 NL-.691-6	Hit By Pitch 1914 NL-10-4	Sac. Hits 1917 NL-26-4 Car-195-87	Caught Stealing 1915 NL-18-9	Power/Speed Number 1909 NL-10.1-2 1910 NL-13.3-2 1911 NL-19.4-2 1912 NL-15.7-3 1919 NL-8.8-6
At Bats per Strikeout 1910 NL-22.1-4 1912 NL-27.9-1 1914 NL-21.6-3 1915 NL-21.1-4 1916 NL-20.0-3	At Bats per Home Run 1909 NL-95.0-3 1910 NL-71.9-6 1911 NL-40.5-4 1912 NL-55.8-7 1917 NL-79.3-6 1919 NL-54.4-3	Outs 1910 NL-430-10	Youngest Player 1907 NL-20-9