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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-8 / in Starts: 10-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	28 (13-11-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
P Rizzuto	2
A Carey	2
Self	2
E Howard	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
Y Berra	1
H Bauer	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	95	5 (4)	Apr 17	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.10	P
2	96	14 (8)	Apr 28	NYY	@	KCA	W,11-4	2-GF	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	-0.088	2.13	-0.17%	-1.84	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	97	21 (6)	May 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	98	23 (1)	May 10	NYY		CLE	L,6-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.026	4.77	-0.07%	-0.23	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	99	102 (78)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.37	-0.016	2.29	-0.06%	-0.47	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	100	107 (4)	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.41	-0.031	2.31	-0.10%	-0.55	P
7	101	108	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.68	0.032	4.32	0.12%	0.38	PH
8	102	112 (3)	Aug 10	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.67	-0.108	10.75	-0.42%	-0.18	P
9	103	118 (5)	Aug 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-6	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.130	.227	.358	9	.44	0.020	3.86	0.11%	1.42	P
10	104	122 (3)	Aug 21	NYY		BAL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.240	.425	9	.42	-0.020	3.38	-0.10%	0.83	P
11	105	124 (1)	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.185	.240	.425	9						P
12	106	127 (2)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.370	.577	8	.62	0.063	8.84	0.54%	1.13	P
13	107	129 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.207	.370	.577	9						P
14	108	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.357	.557	9	.80	-0.021	8.02	-0.12%	-0.10	PH
15	109	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	KCA	W,11-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.357	.557	8						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	110	133 (1)	Sep 3	NYY		WSH	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.414	.640	9	1.22	0.122	12.34	0.74%	1.16	P
17	111	135 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.242	.400	.642	8	2.26	0.026	24.70	0.17%	0.16	PH P
18	112	139 (3)	Sep 9	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.394	.644	8	.54	-0.023	7.47	-0.19%	-0.35	P
19	113	144 (4)	Sep 14	NYY		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.351	.576	8	.68	-0.072	6.57	-0.42%	-1.25	P
20	114	148 (3)	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.244	.351	.595	8	.67	0.027	6.68	0.16%	0.38	P
21	115	152 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.222	.317	.539	9	.71	-0.016	.85	-0.01%	-0.55	P
							13-8		45	41	4	6	1	0	2	7	4	0	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.146	.222	.317	.539		.77	-0.132	5.83	0.17%	-0.17

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