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Lary Sorensen
Lary Alan Sorensen
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 4, 1955 in Detroit, MI
High School: L'Anse Creuse (Mount Clemens, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1977
Final Game: September 24, 1988
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1977 21 MIL AL 7 10 .412 4.36 23 20 2 9 0 0 142.1 147 72 69 10 36 4 57 1 3 2 594 93 1.286 9.3 0.6 2.3 3.6 1.58
1978 22 MIL AL 18 12 .600 3.21 37 36 1 17 3 1 280.2 277 111 100 14 50 4 78 5 2 3 1150 118 1.165 8.9 0.4 1.6 2.5 1.56 AS
1979 23 MIL AL 15 14 .517 3.98 34 34 0 16 2 0 235.1 250 113 104 30 42 3 63 4 0 3 967 105 1.241 9.6 1.1 1.6 2.4 1.50
1980 24 MIL AL 12 10 .545 3.68 35 29 3 8 2 1 195.2 242 91 80 13 45 6 54 2 0 3 839 105 1.467 11.1 0.6 2.1 2.5 1.20
1981 25 STL NL 7 7 .500 3.27 23 23 0 3 1 0 140.1 149 59 51 3 26 2 52 1 5 1 579 109 1.247 9.6 0.2 1.7 3.3 2.00
1982 26 CLE AL 10 15 .400 5.61 32 30 0 6 1 0 189.1 251 130 118 19 55 6 62 3 3 5 849 74 1.616 11.9 0.9 2.6 2.9 1.13
1983 27 CLE AL 12 11 .522 4.24 36 34 2 8 1 0 222.2 238 112 105 21 65 9 76 2 1 9 941 101 1.361 9.6 0.8 2.6 3.1 1.17
1984 28 OAK AL 6 13 .316 4.91 46 21 9 2 0 1 183.1 240 117 100 21 44 4 63 6 4 4 819 76 1.549 11.8 1.0 2.2 3.1 1.43
1985 29 CHC NL 3 7 .300 4.26 45 3 18 0 0 0 82.1 86 44 39 8 24 10 34 4 2 0 355 93 1.336 9.4 0.9 2.6 3.7 1.42
1987 31 MON NL 3 4 .429 4.72 23 5 6 0 0 1 47.2 56 32 25 7 12 1 21 3 0 1 215 89 1.427 10.6 1.3 2.3 4.0 1.75
1988 32 SFG NL 0 0 4.86 12 0 4 0 0 2 16.2 24 13 9 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 78 68 1.620 13.0 0.5 1.6 4.9 3.00
11 Seasons 93 103 .474 4.15 346 235 45 69 10 6 1736.1 1960 894 800 147 402 49 569 31 20 31 7386 96 1.360 10.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.42
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .474 4.15 40 28 5 8 1 1 203 229 105 94 17 47 6 67 4 2 4 864 96 1.360 10.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.42
MIL (4 yrs) 52 46 .531 3.72 129 119 6 50 7 2 854.0 916 387 353 67 173 17 252 12 5 11 3550 107 1.275 9.7 0.7 1.8 2.7 1.46
CLE (2 yrs) 22 26 .458 4.87 68 64 2 14 2 0 412.0 489 242 223 40 120 15 138 5 4 14 1790 86 1.478 10.7 0.9 2.6 3.0 1.15
SFG (1 yr) 0 0 4.86 12 0 4 0 0 2 16.2 24 13 9 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 78 68 1.620 13.0 0.5 1.6 4.9 3.00
STL (1 yr) 7 7 .500 3.27 23 23 0 3 1 0 140.1 149 59 51 3 26 2 52 1 5 1 579 109 1.247 9.6 0.2 1.7 3.3 2.00
OAK (1 yr) 6 13 .316 4.91 46 21 9 2 0 1 183.1 240 117 100 21 44 4 63 6 4 4 819 76 1.549 11.8 1.0 2.2 3.1 1.43
MON (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.72 23 5 6 0 0 1 47.2 56 32 25 7 12 1 21 3 0 1 215 89 1.427 10.6 1.3 2.3 4.0 1.75
CHC (1 yr) 3 7 .300 4.26 45 3 18 0 0 0 82.1 86 44 39 8 24 10 34 4 2 0 355 93 1.336 9.4 0.9 2.6 3.7 1.42
AL (7 yrs) 80 85 .485 4.20 243 204 17 66 9 3 1449.1 1645 746 676 128 337 36 453 23 13 29 6159 95 1.368 10.2 0.8 2.1 2.8 1.34
NL (4 yrs) 13 18 .419 3.89 103 31 28 3 1 3 287.0 315 148 124 19 65 13 116 8 7 2 1227 97 1.324 9.9 0.6 2.0 3.6 1.78

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 25 STL NL 23 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0 1
1985 29 CHC NL 45 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 1 0 4 0 0 1
1987 31 MON NL 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -68 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1988 32 SFG NL 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
11 Seasons 103 76 61 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 4 1 1 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 120 96 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 47 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 6 2 2 19 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 23 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
MON (1 yr) 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -68 0 0 0 2 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 45 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 1 0 4 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 MIL AL 21 P 23 20 142.1 39 15 23 1 4 .974 2.40 1.65 .946 1.95 0.84
1978 MIL AL 22 P 37 36 280.2 75 28 44 3 1 .960 2.31 1.95 .953 1.90 0.85 AS
1979 MIL AL 23 P 34 34 235.1 68 23 39 6 3 .912 2.37 1.82 .951 1.92 0.81
1980 MIL AL 24 P 35 29 195.2 48 18 30 0 5 1.000 2.21 1.37 .954 1.85 0.77
1981 STL NL 25 P 23 23 140.1 38 15 21 2 3 .947 2.31 1.57 .961 1.97 0.68
1982 CLE AL 26 P 32 30 189.1 42 10 28 4 2 .905 1.81 1.19 .960 1.80 0.73
1983 CLE AL 27 P 36 34 222.2 61 20 39 2 1 .967 2.38 1.64 .957 1.80 0.73
1984 OAK AL 28 P 46 21 183.1 34 15 18 1 3 .971 1.62 0.72 .959 1.79 0.70
1985 CHC NL 29 P 45 3 82.1 20 4 14 2 1 .900 1.97 0.40 .955 1.92 0.68
1987 MON NL 31 P 23 5 47.2 9 3 5 1 0 .889 1.51 0.35 .956 1.91 0.62
1988 SFG NL 32 P 12 0 16.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.17 .950 1.94 0.69
11 Seasons P 346 235 1736.1 436 151 263 22 23 .950 2.15 1.20 .955 1.87 0.74
11 Seasons TOT 346 235 1736.1 436 151 263 22 23 .950 2.15 1.20 .904 1.87 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1978 *

Wins s c a p y
1978 AL--18--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1978 AL--1.165--10th
1979 AL--1.241--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--1.603--2nd
1979 AL--1.606--3rd
1980 AL--2.070--10th
1981 NL--1.668--4th
1984 AL--2.160--8th
Career--2.084--113th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1978 AL--280.7--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1978 AL--36--7th
1981 NL--23--10th
1983 AL--34--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1978 AL--17--5th
1979 AL--16--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1978 AL--3--10th
1980 AL--2--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1979 AL--30--5th

Hits s c a p y
1978 AL--277--2nd
1979 AL--250--8th
1981 NL--149--8th
1982 AL--251--5th
1983 AL--238--10th
1984 AL--240--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 AL--.449--4th
1980 AL--.598--8th
1981 NL--.192--4th

Losses s c a p y
1979 AL--14--9th
1982 AL--15--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1978 AL--100--10th
1982 AL--118--3rd
1984 AL--100--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1983 AL--9--7th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1978 AL--1150--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 16 (914), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with David Green, Dave LaPoint and Sixto Lezcano to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Pete Vuckovich.

November 20, 1981: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the St. Louis Cardinals with Silvio Martinez to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Bo Diaz to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (December 9, 1981) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 16, 1984: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

December 13, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

December 20, 1985: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 26, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March 26, 1986: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

May 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 24, 1986: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Tom Foley to the Montreal Expos for Skeeter Barnes and Dan Schatzeder.

September 30, 1987: Released by the Montreal Expos.

January 18, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 28, 1988: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 17, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

May 5, 1988: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

July 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Chicago Cubs$320,000
Career (may be incomplete)$320,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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