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Don Larsen

Don James Larsen

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana, US
High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1947	17	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	4	3	.571	3.42	16				71.0	65	39	27		31						1.352	8.2		3.9
1948	18	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	17	11	.607	3.75	34				211.0	241	113	88		77						1.507	10.3		3.3
1949	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-C	SLB	6	8	.429	4.63	25				103.0	125	72	53		49						1.689	10.9		4.3
1949	19	Globe-Miami	AZTX	C	SLB	2	4	.333	5.28	7				29.0	33	22	17		24						1.966	10.2		7.4
1949	19	Springfield	IIIL	B	SLB	4	4	.500	4.38	18				74.0	92	50	36		25						1.581	11.2		3.0
1950	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B	SLB	9	7	.563	3.96	30				150.0	155	82	66	3	54						1.393	9.3	0.2	3.2
1950	20	Wichita Falls	BSTL	B	SLB	3	3	.500	5.93	9				44.0	52	29	29		16						1.545	10.6		3.3
1950	20	Wichita	WL	A	SLB	6	4	.600	3.14	21				106.0	103	53	37	3	38						1.330	8.7	0.3	3.2

1955	25	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	9	1	.900	3.69	13	13	6	1	100.0	96	49	41	14	43	0	74	0	0	1	1.390	8.6	1.3	3.9	6.7	1.72

1960	30	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	KCA	2	1	.667	2.31	5	5			39.0	20	10	10	1	12						0.821	4.6	0.2	2.8

1966	36	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	8	5	.615	2.50	35	12	3	1	119.0	134	44	33	4	42	10	64	1	0	5	1.479	10.1	0.3	3.2	4.8	1.52
1967	37	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC,SFG	5	4	.556	2.80	41	0	0	0	74.0	57	30	23	5	16	0	50	0	0	1	0.986	6.9	0.6	1.9	6.1	3.13
1967	37	Dallas-Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	5	4	.556	2.35	35	0			65.0	46	20	17	3	13		46				0.908	6.4	0.4	1.8	6.4	3.54
1967	37	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	0	0		6.00	6	0	0	0	9.0	11	10	6	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	1.556	11.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	1.33
1968	38	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	0	4	.000	5.40	15	0	0	0	20.0	27	15	12	1	6	0	12	0	0	0	1.650	12.2	0.4	2.7	5.4	2.00
1968	38	San Antonio	TL	AA	CHC	0	4	.000	6.23	9	0			13.0	19	12	9	0	5		9				1.846	13.2	0.0	3.5	6.2	1.80
1968	38	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	0	0		3.86	6	0	0	0	7.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1.286	10.3	1.3	1.3	3.9	3.00
9 Seasons						60	44	.577	3.58	214	30	9	2	887.0	920	454	353	28	330	10	200	1	0	7	1.409	9.3	0.3	3.3	2.0	0.61
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		19	7	.731	3.05	65	30	9	2	274.0	269	116	93	22	101	10	145	1	0	7	1.350	8.8	0.7	3.3	4.8	1.44
C (3 seasons)				C		23	18	.561	3.82	57				311.0	339	174	132		132						1.514	9.8		3.8
AA (2 seasons)				AA		5	8	.385	3.00	44	0			78.0	65	32	26	3	18		55				1.064	7.5	0.3	2.1	6.3	3.06
B (2 seasons)				B		7	7	.500	4.96	27				118.0	144	79	65		41						1.568	11.0		3.1
A (1 season)				A		6	4	.600	3.14	21				106.0	103	53	37	3	38						1.330	8.7	0.3	3.2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1947	17	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	17		29		4	2	0	0						.138		.207		6
1948	18	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	43		92		25	8	1	2						.272		.446		41
1949	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B	SLB	77		187		45	12	1	6						.241		.412		77
1949	19	Globe-Miami	AZTX	C	SLB	42		130		32	8	0	4						.246		.400		52
1949	19	Springfield	IIIL	B	SLB	35		57		13	4	1	2						.228		.439		25
1950	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B	SLB	50		71		18	6	0	2						.254		.423		30
1950	20	Wichita Falls	BSTL	B	SLB	14		21		2	2	0	0						.095		.190		4
1950	20	Wichita	WL	A	SLB	36		50		16	4	0	2						.320		.520		26

1955	25	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	23	55	46	10	15	4	0	6	14	0		8	11	.326	.418	.804	1.223	37	0	0	0	1

1960	30	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	KCA	7		16		2	0	0	0						.125		.125		2

1966	36	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	35	41	39	4	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	7	.231	.225	.308	.533	12		0	1	1
1967	37	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC,SFG	44	25	23	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.174	.240	.261	.501	6		0	0	0
1967	37	Dallas-Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	38	24	22	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.182	.250	.273	.523	6
1967	37	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0
1968	38	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0
1968	38	San Antonio	TL	AA	CHC	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0
1968	38	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0
9 Seasons						311	516	503	14	122	34	2	17	20	0	0	10	24	.243	.256	.419	.676	211	0	0	1	2
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		77	113	102	14	26	4	0	7	18	0	0	8	18	.255	.304	.500	.804	51	0	0	1	2
C (3 seasons)				C		102	251	251		61	18	1	6						.243	.243	.394	.637	99
AA (2 seasons)				AA		47	24	22	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.182	.250	.273	.523	6
B (2 seasons)				B		49	78	78		15	6	1	2						.192	.192	.372	.564	29
A (1 season)				A		36	50	50		16	4	0	2						.320	.320	.520	.840	26

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1947	17	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	P	16							0.00
1948	18	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	P	34							0.00
1949	19	Springfield	IIIL	B	SLB	P	18							0.00
1950	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B	SLB	P	30							0.00
1950	20	Wichita Falls	BSTL	B	SLB	P	9							0.00
1950	20	Wichita	WL	A	SLB	P	21							0.00

1955	25	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	P	13	24	9	14	1	0	.958	1.77

1966	36	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	P	35	28	6	22	0	1	1.000	0.80
1967	37	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	P	6	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.50
1968	38	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	P	6	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
8 Seasons							158	55	16	38	1	1	.982	0.34

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1947	17	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	C	SLB
1948	18	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	C	SLB
1949	19	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona-Texas League	C	SLB
1949	19	Springfield Browns	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	SLB
1950	20	Wichita Falls Spudders	Big State League	B	SLB
1950	20	Wichita Indians	Western League	A	SLB
1951	21	Military Service
1952	22	Military Service
1953	23	St. Louis Browns	American League	MLB	SLB	1	1953-04-18	1953-09-26
1954	24	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1954-04-13	1954-09-25
1955	25	Denver Bears	American Association	AAA	NYY
1955	25	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1955-04-17	1955-09-23
1956	26	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1956-04-17	1956-09-29
1957	27	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1957-04-20	1957-09-25
1958	28	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1958-04-15	1958-09-28
1959	29	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1959-04-14	1959-09-20
1960	30	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	American Association	AAA	KCA
1960	30	Kansas City Athletics	American League	MLB	KCA	1	1960-04-24	1960-09-21
1961	31	Kansas City Athletics	American League	MLB	KCA	1	1961-04-11	1961-06-10
1961	31	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	2	1961-06-11	1961-09-30
1962	32	San Francisco Giants	National League	MLB	SFG	1	1962-04-14	1962-10-03
1963	33	San Francisco Giants	National League	MLB	SFG	1	1963-04-17	1963-09-27
1964	34	San Francisco Giants	National League	MLB	SFG	1	1964-05-01	1964-05-15
1964	34	Houston Colt .45's	National League	MLB	HOU	2	1964-05-29	1964-10-03
1965	35	Houston Astros	National League	MLB	HOU	1	1965-04-18	1965-04-18
1965	35	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	2	1965-05-01	1965-09-10
1966	36	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SFG
1967	37	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SFG
1967	37	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Texas League	AA	CHC
1967	37	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1967-07-03	1967-07-07
1968	38	Tacoma Cubs	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHC
1968	38	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	AA	CHC

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