Larry French
Lawrence Herbert French
Born: November 1, 1907
Visalia, CA USA
Deceased: 1987
San Diego, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1929-1942
Minor League Statistics
Larry French compiled a career record of 197 wins and 171 losses in his 570-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1942 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.90 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 123.0 | 130 | 78 | 67 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 552 |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 18 | .486 | 4.36 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 274.7 | 325 | 163 | 133 | 20 | 89 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1232 |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.26 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 275.7 | 301 | 127 | 100 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1170 |
| 1932 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3.02 | 47 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 274.3 | 301 | 127 | 92 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1167 |
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.72 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 291.3 | 290 | 106 | 88 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1209 |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 18 | .400 | 3.58 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 263.7 | 299 | 135 | 105 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1141 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.96 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 246.3 | 279 | 94 | 81 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1039 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.39 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 252.3 | 262 | 103 | 95 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1055 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.98 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 208.0 | 229 | 106 | 92 | 17 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 911 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 19 | .345 | 3.80 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 201.3 | 210 | 95 | 85 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 853 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.29 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 194.0 | 205 | 80 | 71 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 828 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.29 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 246.0 | 240 | 93 | 90 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1024 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.63 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 138.0 | 161 | 88 | 71 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 621 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 4 | .789 | 1.83 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 147.7 | 127 | 39 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 596 |
| Totals | 197 | 171 | .535 | 3.44 | 570 | 384 | 109 | 198 | 40 | 17 | 3152.0 | 3375 | 1440 | 1206 | 164 | 819 | 0 | 1187 | 42 | 4 | 34 | 13465 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .190 | .227 | .214 | .442 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 105 | 91 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .242 | .266 | .297 | .563 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 107 | 95 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .179 | .228 | .189 | .417 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 97 | 92 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .207 | .215 | .261 | .476 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 109 | 101 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .149 | .189 | .188 | .377 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 98 | 84 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .190 | .227 | .226 | .453 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 96 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .141 | .161 | .153 | .314 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 99 | 85 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .212 | .247 | .235 | .482 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 75 | 71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .127 | .127 | .141 | .268 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 73 | 62 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .210 | .269 | .290 | .559 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 82 | 73 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | .192 | .244 | .260 | .504 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 97 | 85 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .165 | .237 | .200 | .437 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 26 | 54 | 47 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .191 | .255 | .191 | .446 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 52 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .300 | .349 | .375 | .724 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 570 | 1193 | 1057 | 83 | 199 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 210 | .188 | .226 | .226 | .452 | 239 | 20 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.267 | |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .951 | 1.381 | |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 6 | .955 | 1.615 | |
| 1932 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 45 | 7 | 3 | .883 | 1.128 | |
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 4 | .950 | 1.213 | |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 4 | .943 | 1.020 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 55 | 2 | 5 | .973 | 1.690 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .944 | 1.186 | |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 55 | 4 | 4 | .942 | 1.548 | |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 1.395 | |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 3 | .963 | 1.444 | |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 2 | .972 | 1.750 | |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.038 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .944 | .895 | |
| Totals | 570 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 628 | 39 | 40 | .951 | 1.319 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.00 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.531 | 1.500 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .667 |
| 1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 15.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .714 |
Awards
1936 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
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