Don Larsen
Don James Larsen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 227 lb.

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN
High School: Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1953
Final Game: July 7, 1967
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1953 SLB AL 23 P 38 39 8 29 2 1 .949 0.97 .956 0.88
1953 SLB AL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1-0-0
1954 BAL AL 24 P 29 28 201.2 49 14 34 1 3 .980 2.14 1.66 .957 2.01 0.93
1955 NYY AL 25 P 19 13 97.0 19 5 13 1 3 .947 1.67 0.95 .958 1.99 0.83
1956 NYY AL 26 P 38 20 179.2 39 13 23 3 3 .923 1.80 0.95 .951 1.92 0.82
1957 NYY AL 27 P 27 20 139.2 32 10 20 2 2 .938 1.93 1.11 .962 1.99 0.86
1958 NYY AL 28 P 19 19 114.1 21 5 14 2 2 .905 1.50 1.00 .967 1.95 0.82
1959 NYY AL 29 P 25 18 124.2 29 5 22 2 1 .931 1.95 1.08 .955 2.05 0.85
1960 KCA AL 30 P 22 15 83.2 13 4 8 1 1 .923 1.29 0.55 .969 1.96 0.78
1961 TOT AL 31 P 33 4 89.1 22 5 17 0 0 1.000 2.22 0.67 .955 2.05 0.83
1961 KCA AL 31 P 8 1 15.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.63 .960 2.04 0.82
1961 KCA AL 31 LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.00 1.60
1961 KCA AL 31 OF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.20 2.00
1961 CHW AL 31 P 25 3 74.1 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.06 0.68 .953 2.05 0.83
1962 SFG NL 32 P 49 0 86.1 19 4 15 0 3 1.000 1.98 0.39 .947 2.06 0.82
1963 SFG NL 33 P 46 0 62.0 17 4 12 1 0 .941 2.32 0.35 .953 2.06 0.84
1964 TOT NL 34 P 36 10 113.2 29 9 19 1 1 .966 2.22 0.78 .952 2.14 0.84
1964 SFG NL 34 P 6 0 10.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.74 0.33 .950 2.09 0.83
1964 HOU NL 34 P 30 10 103.1 27 7 19 1 1 .963 2.26 0.87 .952 2.14 0.84
1965 TOT MLB 35 P 28 2 59.1 23 6 16 1 1 .957 3.34 0.79 .952 2.03 0.75
1965 HOU NL 35 P 1 1 5.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 6.75 4.00 .950 2.02 0.80
1965 BAL AL 35 P 27 1 54.0 19 5 13 1 1 .947 3.00 0.67 .953 2.03 0.75
1967 CHC NL 37 P 3 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 1 1.000 4.50 0.67 .950 2.02 0.77
14 Seasons P 412 149 1355.1 353 92 244 17 22 .952 2.23 0.82 .956 2.01 0.84
2 Seasons OF 2 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 1.50 .967 2.20 2.10 2-0-0
1 Season (incomplete) LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.00 1.60
14 Seasons TOT 414 150 1364.1 356 95 244 17 22 .952 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.24 0.82 .908 2.01 0.84 2-0-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1953 SLB AL 23 50 50 50 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1954 BAL AL 24 44 28 44 44 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1955 NYY AL 25 21 13 21 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1956 NYY AL 26 45 20 45 45 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1957 NYY AL 27 31 20 31 31 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
1958 NYY AL 28 28 19 28 28 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1959 NYY AL 29 29 18 29 29 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1960 KCA AL 30 23 15 23 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1961 CHW AL 31 25 3 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 KCA AL 31 18 2 18 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 0
1962 SFG NL 32 52 0 52 52 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1963 SFG NL 33 46 0 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 HOU NL 34 31 10 31 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1964 SFG NL 34 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 BAL AL 35 27 1 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU NL 35 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CHC NL 37 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 480 150 480 480 412 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 66 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 BAL AL 24 845 82% 22% 40 98% 0 14 7 5 35 30 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 100%
1955 NYY AL 25 417 77% 23% 16 94% 0 5 1 3 14 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 50%
1956 NYY AL 26 783 74% 22% 28 89% 1 12 2 7 23 18 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 33%
1957 NYY AL 27 630 73% 26% 28 75% 0 10 2 6 20 16 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 67%
1958 NYY AL 28 492 78% 24% 17 76% 1 5 0 5 13 10 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 6 50%
1959 NYY AL 29 577 75% 26% 24 92% 1 5 0 2 23 20 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1960 KCA AL 30 392 78% 23% 12 83% 0 4 0 4 11 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1961 CHW AL 31 322 74% 23% 14 93% 1 4 0 2 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1961 KCA AL 31 78 68% 14% 4 100% 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1962 SFG NL 32 396 73% 24% 16 94% 0 4 1 2 15 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 100%
1963 SFG NL 33 270 73% 26% 13 100% 0 2 0 2 14 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1964 HOU NL 34 433 82% 32% 22 91% 1 8 1 6 19 16 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1964 SFG NL 34 48 75% 29% 2 100% 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 BAL AL 35 241 75% 24% 12 92% 1 5 0 3 11 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1965 HOU NL 35 27 85% 33% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1967 CHC NL 37 18 83% 17% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
13 Seasons 5969 76% 24% 253 90% 6 82 15 49 220 179 16 15 1 8 6 9 21 8 15 6 52 83%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 82%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 KCA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 63% 84% 23% 4 75%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 63% 84% 23% 4 75%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 78% 28% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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