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	8-20 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
J Orsino	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	450	6 (5)	Apr 18 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.20	-0.116	4.31	-0.14%	-0.99	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
				Player went from Houston Astros to Baltimore Orioles
2	451	14	May 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.84	0.052	3.97	0.07%	0.54	P
3	452	17 (2)	May 4	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-7	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	453	24 (6)	May 11	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						P
5	454	29 (4)	May 16	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
6	455	40 (10)	May 26	BAL		KCA	L,3-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
7	456	45 (4)	May 31 (1)	BAL		MIN	L,0-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.08	-0.002	.21	0.00%	-0.21	P
Jun		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
8	457	48 (2)	Jun 4	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
9	458	51 (2)	Jun 8	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	459	67 (15)	Jun 25	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-6	3-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.32	0.016	1.39	0.04%	0.36	P
11	460	71 (3)	Jun 28	BAL		DET	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						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
12	461	75 (3)	Jul 2	BAL		CLE	L,0-8	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
13	462	81 (5)	Jul 8	BAL	@	KCA	W,10-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
14	463	88 (6)	Jul 19	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
15	464	92 (3)	Jul 22	BAL		KCA	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
16	465	96 (3)	Jul 26	BAL		MIN	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						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
17	466	102 (5)	Aug 2	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.20	-0.030	6.76	-0.10%	-0.22	P
18	467	104 (1)	Aug 4 (1)	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.27	-0.007	.89	-0.01%	-0.09	P
19	468	108 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
20	469	109	Aug 8 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	3-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.85	0.058	2.20	0.09%	0.61	P
21	470	113 (3)	Aug 12	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
22	471	115 (1)	Aug 14	BAL		WSA	L,5-8	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
23	472	119 (3)	Aug 19	BAL		BOS	L,3-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	1.00	-0.027	1.80	-0.03%	-0.21	P
24	473	122 (2)	Aug 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-6	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9						P
25	474	127 (4)	Aug 29	BAL	@	WSA	L,4-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	1.52	-0.037	.63	-0.01%	-0.21	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
26	475	134 (6)	Sep 5	BAL		CLE	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
27	476	137 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.31	-0.007	.34	-0.01%	-0.14	P
28	477	142 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,5-10	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
							8-20		13	13	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538		1.05	-0.101	2.37	-0.10%	-0.64

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