Don Larsen
Don James Larsen
Born: August 7, 1929
Michigan City, IN US
Deceased: January 1, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 1947-1968
Major League Statistics
Don Larsen compiled a career record of 57 wins and 41 losses and a 3.28 ERA in his 205-game pitching career with the Aberdeen Pheasants, Globe-Miami Browns, Springfield Browns, Wichita Falls Spudders, Wichita Indians, Denver Bears, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Phoenix Giants, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Tacoma Cubs and San Antonio Missions. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
 Aberdeen Pheasants |
 Denver Bears |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 Phoenix Giants |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs |
 Tacoma Cubs |
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.42 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 71.0 | 65 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.75 | 34 | 211.0 | 241 | 113 | 88 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Browns | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.38 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 74.0 | 92 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.14 | 21 | 106.0 | 103 | 53 | 37 | 3 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 9 | 1 | .900 | 3.69 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 | 96 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.50 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 119.0 | 134 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 42 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 57 | 41 | .582 | 3.28 | 205 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 843.0 | 868 | 425 | 307 | 28 | 314 | 14 | 352 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 17 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 43 | 92 | 92 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .272 | .272 | .446 | .717 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | 35 | 63 | 57 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .228 | .302 | .439 | .740 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Browns | 42 | 144 | 130 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 37 | .246 | .319 | .400 | .719 | 52 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 36 | 50 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .320 | .520 | .840 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 14 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 | .095 | .190 | .286 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 23 | 55 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .326 | .418 | .804 | 1.223 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 7 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 35 | 41 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .231 | .225 | .308 | .533 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 38 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .182 | .250 | .273 | .523 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 305 | 539 | 503 | 48 | 122 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 90 | .243 | .284 | .419 | .704 | 211 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .562 |
| 1948 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Browns | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | AZTX | Globe-Miami Browns | OF | 30 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .891 | 1.900 |
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Springfield Browns | P | 18 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .826 | 1.056 |
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 13 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.769 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 35 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1967 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | P | 35 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 1968 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Cubs | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 230 | 78 | 79 | 12 | 4 | .929 | .683 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | SLA | ||
| 1948 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | SLA | ||
| 1949 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Springfield Browns | SLA | ||
| 1949 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Globe-Miami Browns | SLA | ||
| 1950 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | SLA | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1967 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | CHN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1968 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | CHN |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
