Don Larsen

Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953–1967 for seven different teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965), and Chicago Cubs (1967).

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

2004

ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Show)

Himself

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1962

1962 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - San Francisco Giants Pitcher

1958

1958 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1957

1957 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1956

1956 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

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Dating History

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Don Larsen.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1953	SLB	7-12	4.16	38	22	7	2	2	192	201	99	89	64	96
1954	BAL	3-21	4.37	29	28	12	1	0	201	213	106	98	89	80
1955	NYY	9-2	3.06	19	13	5	1	2	97	81	38	33	51	44
1956	NYY	11-5	3.26	38	20	6	1	1	179	133	72	65	96	107
1957	NYY	10-4	3.74	27	20	4	1	0	139	113	68	58	87	81
1958	NYY	9-6	3.07	19	19	5	3	0	114	100	43	39	52	55
1959	NYY	6-7	4.33	25	18	3	1	0	124	122	65	60	76	69
1960	KCA	1-10	5.38	22	15	0	0	0	83	97	55	50	42	43
1961	CHW	7-2	4.12	25	3	0	0	2	74	64	36	34	29	53
1961	KCA	1-0	4.20	8	1	0	0	0	15	21	9	7	11	13
1962	SFG	5-4	4.38	49	0	0	0	11	86	83	44	42	47	58
1963	SFG	7-7	3.05	46	0	0	0	3	62	46	23	21	30	44
1964	HOU	4-8	2.26	30	10	2	1	1	103	92	36	26	20	58
1964	SFG	0-1	4.35	6	0	0	0	0	10	10	5	5	6	6
1965	HOU	0-0	5.06	1	1	0	0	0	5	8	3	3	3	1
1965	BAL	1-2	2.67	27	1	0	0	1	54	53	22	16	20	40
1967	CHC	0-0	9.00	3	0	0	0	0	4	5	4	4	2	1
Career		81-91	-	412	171	44	11	23	-	1442	728	650	725	849

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Don Larsen.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1953	SLB	50		-	8	29	2	1	0.949
1954	BAL	44	28	201	14	34	1	3	0.980
1955	NYY	21	13	97	5	13	1	3	0.947
1956	NYY	45	20	179	13	23	3	3	0.923
1957	NYY	31	20	139	10	20	2	2	0.938
1958	NYY	28	19	114	5	14	2	2	0.905
1959	NYY	29	18	124	5	22	2	1	0.931
1960	KCA	23	15	83	4	8	1	1	0.923
1961	CHW	25	3	74	4	13	0	0	1.000
1961	KCA	18	2	24	4	4	0	0	1.000
1962	SFG	52	0	86	4	15	0	3	1.000
1963	SFG	46	0	62	4	12	1	0	0.941
1964	HOU	31	10	103	7	19	1	1	0.963
1964	SFG	6	0	10	2	0	0	0	1.000
1965	HOU	1	1	5	1	3	0	0	1.000
1965	BAL	27	1	54	5	13	1	1	0.947
1967	CHC	3	0	4	0	2	0	1	1.000
Career		480	150	-	95	244	17	22	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Don Larsen.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1953	SLB	50	81	11	23	3	1	3	10	4	14	0.284	0.318	0.457
1954	BAL	44	88	6	22	5	3	1	4	5	15	0.250	0.290	0.409
1955	NYY	21	41	4	6	1	0	2	7	4	13	0.146	0.222	0.317
1956	NYY	45	79	10	19	5	0	2	12	6	17	0.241	0.294	0.380
1957	NYY	31	56	6	14	5	0	0	5	6	11	0.250	0.317	0.339
1958	NYY	28	49	9	15	1	0	4	13	5	9	0.306	0.364	0.571
1959	NYY	29	47	8	12	2	0	0	8	7	15	0.255	0.345	0.298
1960	KCA	23	29	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	11	0.207	0.207	0.241
1961	CHW	25	25	2	8	0	0	1	4	0	5	0.320	0.320	0.440
1961	KCA	18	20	2	6	0	0	1	4	1	5	0.300	0.333	0.450
1962	SFG	52	25	3	5	0	1	0	1	0	7	0.200	0.200	0.280
1963	SFG	46	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.182	0.250	0.182
1964	HOU	31	31	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	10	0.097	0.200	0.129
1964	SFG	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
1965	HOU	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1965	BAL	27	11	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	0.273	0.273	0.364
1967	CHC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		480	596	65	144	25	5	14	72	43	138	-	-	-

First Name	Don
Middle Name	James
Last Name	Larsen
Full Name at Birth	Don James Larsen
Age	83
Date of Birth	August 7, 1929
Birthplace	Michigan City, IN
Height	6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight	215 lbs (97.5 kg)
Build	Athletic
Star Sign	Leo
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
High School	Point Loma (San Diego, CA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	18 April 1953
Last MLB Game	7 July 1967
Claim to Fame	Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series