Don Larsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN us

Died: January 1, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Buried: Cremated

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1953 (Age 23-254d, 10,999th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: July 7, 1967 (Age 37-334d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Don James Larsen

Nicknames: Gooney Bird

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

ERA

3.78

412

171

1548.0

849

WHIP

1.400

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-29

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 24

1963 Pitching Game Log

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1963 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	300	7	Apr 17	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	12-GF(13)	L(0-1)	99	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.50	6.98	7	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	-0.208	4.20	-0.36%	-0.16	12t --- 0 out tie	13t end d 1
2	301	15	Apr 24	SFG		STL	L,3-4	6-GF		6	3.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.59	4.24	14	5	5	0	1	2		2	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.65	0.164	1.99	0.30%	2.37	6t 1-3 1 out d3	9t end d 1
3	302	16	Apr 25	SFG		STL	W,8-4	9-9		0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	4.24	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.028	.74	-0.05%	-2.29	9t 12- 1 out a6	9t 1-3 1 out a4
4	303	18	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	9-9	BS(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.50	5.15	3	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.48	-0.102	20.52	-0.17%	-0.40	9t -23 1 out a1	9t 123 2 out tie
5	304	19	Apr 28	SFG		MLN	L,1-3	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.57	6.05	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.030	.36	-0.04%	-0.58	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	305	26	May 5(2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	4-6		6	3.0	2	1	1	0	5	0	0	2.70	3.98	11	3	1	0	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.009	1.63	0.02%	0.64	4b 1-- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
7	306	32	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-8	H(1)	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	3.93	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.03	0.157	16.07	0.38%	0.63	8b 1-3 0 out a1	8b 1-3 1 out a1
8	307	36	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	6-6	H(2)	4	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.53	3.98	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.00	0.070	17.34	0.18%	0.39	6t 12- 2 out a1	6t 3 out a1
9	308	38	May 19(1)	SFG		PHI	L,0-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.31	3.76	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.25	0.005	1.11	0.01%	0.75	9t 1-3 0 out d2	9t end d 3
10	309	43	May 25	SFG		LAD	W,6-2	8-GF	S(1)	5	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.08	3.48	5	1	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.042	1.91	0.14%	0.62	8t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 4
11	310	44	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	L(0-2)	0	2.1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.76	3.07	9	2	5	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.11	-0.071	12.35	-0.25%	0.56	8t 123 2 out tie	10t end d 1
12	311	48	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	9-9	L(0-3)	4	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.35	3.26	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.179	15.88	-0.63%	-0.98	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 12- 0 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	312	56	Jun 8	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.30	3.12	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.024	3.54	0.06%	0.44	8b 1-3 2 out d1	8b end d 1
14	313	58	Jun 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	6-GF	W(1-3)	1	3.1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	1.89	3.06	14	4	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	0.272	7.98	0.62%	1.55	6b 12- 2 out tie	9b end a 4
15	314	65	Jun 16(2)	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	7-9	BW(2-3)	5	2.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.14	3.10	12	2	3	0	2	3		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	-0.165	12.58	-0.42%	-0.63	7t 1-3 0 out a1	9t 123 0 out a2
16	315	73	Jun 25	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	8-8		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	3.07	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.103	8.20	0.37%	0.47	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
17	316	74	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF		0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.05	3.21	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.47	-0.065	13.35	-0.21%	-1.49	9b 1-3 0 out tie	9b end d 1
18	317	75	Jun 28	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.96	3.31	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.011	1.12	0.03%	0.42	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	318	80	Jul 3	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	6-6	BS(3)	4	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.28	3.41	5	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.392	6.21	-1.03%	-2.18	6t 12- 1 out a1	6t 3 out d2
20	319	82	Jul 5	SFG		STL	W,6-5	9-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	3.40	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.026	4.35	0.06%	0.39	9t 12- 2 out d1	9t 3 out d1
21	320	84	Jul 7(1)	SFG		STL	W,4-3	12-13		1	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.42	3.67	9	1	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.208	7.07	-0.62%	-0.16	12t --- 0 out tie	13t 3 out d1
22	321	91	Jul 15(2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.67	3.66	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.09	-0.011	.20	-0.02%	-0.58	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
23	322	92	Jul 16(1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	3.65	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	0.086	7.48	0.12%	0.45	7b 1-3 2 out tie	7b 3 out tie
24	323	93	Jul 16(2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	3.61	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.025	.83	0.04%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
25	324	94	Jul 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,7-9	11-GF(11)	L(2-4)	0	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.18	4.07	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.379	5.50	-0.46%	-2.00	11b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	325	108	Aug 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,11-12	9-GF(10)	L(2-5)	15	1.2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.30	3.95	9	1	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.57	-0.246	10.75	-0.62%	-0.51	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
27	326	109	Aug 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-5	5-5		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	3.93	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.016	2.44	0.04%	0.09	5b --- 2 out a1	5b 3 out a1
28	327	110	Aug 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	W(3-5)	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.13	3.90	5	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.69	0.312	14.93	0.76%	1.02	9b -23 2 out tie	10b end a 1
29	328	112	Aug 6	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.03	3.86	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.74	0.152	9.68	0.32%	0.76	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
30	329	116	Aug 11	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	9-GF	S(4)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.84	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.012	1.91	0.03%	0.45	9b 1-3 2 out a4	9b end a 4
31	330	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6	8-9	W(4-5)	2	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.83	3.94	8	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	0.223	9.51	0.64%	0.87	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
32	331	122	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	8-9		2	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.95	3.87	6	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.142	8.61	0.46%	0.63	8b --- 0 out tie	9b -2- 2 out a2
33	332	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.89	3.79	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.012	1.13	0.02%	0.25	7b --- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d2
34	333	128	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	5-GF(12)	W(5-5)	4	7.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.40	3.61	25	14	6	1	0	1		2	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.842	4.08	1.17%	3.76	5t 12- 1 out tie	12t end tie
35	334	134	Aug 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.49	3.54	8	1	3	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.025	1.83	-0.06%	-0.22	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
36	335	135	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-3	9-GF(12)	W(6-5)	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.32	3.43	10	6	3	1	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.36	0.511	6.28	0.82%	1.60	9b 1-3 2 out tie	12b end a 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	336	136	Sep 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-5	8-8	BL(6-6)	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2.66	3.39	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.71	-0.541	17.78	-1.23%	-1.84	8b 1-- 0 out a1	8b -2- 1 out d1
38	337	137	Sep 2(1)	SFG		CHC	L,5-7	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.79	3.45	6	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.093	1.47	-0.06%	-0.58	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
39	338	141	Sep 5	SFG		HOU	L,2-5	10-GF(10)		2	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.77	3.69	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	-0.128	.26	-0.03%	-2.55	10t 1-3 2 out d1	10t end d 4
40	339	142	Sep 6	SFG		LAD	L,2-5	8-GF		0	2.0	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	2.83	3.83	11	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	.27	-0.019	.05	0.00%	-0.16	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
41	340	144	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	7-GF	W(7-6)	1	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.84	3.95	11	5	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.184	.10	0.01%	0.26	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 1
42	341	148	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	7-8		4	2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.75	3.85	9	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.96	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.85	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
43	342	155	Sep 21	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	9-GF		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	3.80	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
44	343	157	Sep 24	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	L(7-7)	2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.80	3.95	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.328	.00	0.00%	-0.58	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
45	344	158	Sep 25	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	7-7		0	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	3.08	4.21	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-2.04	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 1-- 1 out d3
46	345	160	Sep 27	SFG		PIT	L,3-8	9-GF		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	4.19	3	1	1	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t 123 1 out d3	9t end d 5
							17-29		W-L:7-7,Sv:4,BSv:4,Hld:2	2.3	62.0	46	23	21	30	44	8	0	3.05	4.19	261	1.18		3%	4%	41		46	28%	5	1	0	227	9	1	9	1	0	2	1.53	0.047	5.17	0.35%	0.58

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