Player
Don Larsen
Player Info
- Full Name
- Don James
- Born
-
August 7, 1929
Michigan City, IN, USA - Died
- January 1, 2020
- Size
- 6'4" / 215 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 18, 1953
- Final Game
- July 7, 1967
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- St. Louis Browns 1953-1953
- Baltimore Orioles 1954-1965
- New York Yankees 1955-1959
- Kansas City Athletics 1960-1961
- Chicago White Sox 1961-1961
- San Francisco Giants 1962-1964
- Houston Astros 1964-1965
- Chicago Cubs 1967-1967
Honors
1956 - World Series MVP
(ML)
1956 - Babe Ruth Award
(AL)
Career Batting
480
G
.242
AVG
144
H
14
HR
72
RBI
.663
OPS
Career Pitching
81-91
W-L
3.78
ERA
412
G
849
SO
26
SV
1.40
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 27 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | Houston Colt .45's | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 46 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 52 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| 1961 | Kansas City Athletics | 18 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | 23 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .207 |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 29 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .255 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 28 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .306 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 31 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 45 | 79 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .241 |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 21 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .146 |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles | 44 | 88 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .250 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | 50 | 81 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .284 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 2 | 2.67 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 54.0 | 40 | 20 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1964 | Houston Colt .45's | 4 | 8 | 2.26 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 103.0 | 58 | 20 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 7 | 7 | 3.05 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 62.0 | 44 | 30 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 5 | 4 | 4.38 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 86.0 | 58 | 47 |
| 1961 | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 11 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 2 | 4.12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 74.0 | 53 | 29 |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 10 | 5.38 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 83.2 | 43 | 42 |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 6 | 7 | 4.33 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 124.2 | 69 | 76 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 9 | 6 | 3.07 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 114.0 | 55 | 52 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 10 | 4 | 3.74 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 139.1 | 81 | 87 |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 11 | 5 | 3.26 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 179.1 | 107 | 96 |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 97.0 | 44 | 51 |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 21 | 4.37 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 201.1 | 80 | 89 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | 7 | 12 | 4.16 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 192.1 | 96 | 64 |