Larry Gura
Lawrence Cyril Gura
Born: November 26, 1947
Joliet, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, DH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
College: Arizona State University
Career: 1970-1985
Draft: Round 2 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Arizona State
Minor League Statistics
Larry Gura compiled a career record of 126 wins and 97 losses in his 405-game career with the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1985 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.79 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.87 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 79 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 282 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.41 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 | 54 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.51 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151.3 | 173 | 65 | 59 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 640 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62.7 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 249 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.13 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 106.3 | 108 | 43 | 37 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 445 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 16 | 4 | .800 | 2.72 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 221.7 | 183 | 73 | 67 | 13 | 60 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 890 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.47 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 233.7 | 226 | 137 | 116 | 29 | 73 | 4 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 991 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.95 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 283.3 | 272 | 107 | 93 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1175 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.72 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 172.3 | 139 | 61 | 52 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 680 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.03 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 248.0 | 251 | 124 | 111 | 31 | 64 | 2 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1042 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 18 | .379 | 4.90 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 200.3 | 220 | 119 | 109 | 23 | 76 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 881 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.18 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.7 | 175 | 102 | 97 | 26 | 67 | 3 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 732 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| Totals | 126 | 97 | .565 | 3.76 | 403 | 261 | 60 | 71 | 16 | 14 | 2047.0 | 2020 | 958 | 855 | 204 | 600 | 38 | 801 | 46 | 3 | 27 | 8596 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 22 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 405 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .091 | .143 | .091 | .234 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 3 | 38.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.658 | .350 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 7 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .429 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 21 | 7 | 64.7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.784 | .952 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 8 | 8 | 56.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.500 |
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 26 | 20 | 151.3 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.725 | 1.115 |
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 20 | 2 | 62.7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.298 | .800 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 52 | 6 | 106.3 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 2.031 | .462 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 35 | 26 | 221.7 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 2 | .983 | 2.314 | 1.629 |
| 1979 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 39 | 33 | 233.7 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 5 | .964 | 2.041 | 1.359 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 36 | 36 | 283.3 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.874 | 1.639 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 23 | 23 | 172.3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.037 | 1.696 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 37 | 37 | 248.0 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 6 | .966 | 2.069 | 1.541 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 34 | 31 | 200.3 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.426 | 1.588 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 31 | 25 | 168.7 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.921 | 1.161 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 5 | 4 | 20.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.541 | 1.600 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | .667 |
| Totals | 403 | 261 | 2046.7 | 107 | 369 | 7 | 32 | .986 | 2.093 | 1.181 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.89 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 58 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.105 | 5.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 12.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.378 | 3.000 |
| 1981 | AL | Kansas City Royals | AWDIV | P | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 44.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.333 |
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