Barry Larkin Marquee Hall of Fame 2012

b. April 28, 1964 · Cincinnati Reds 1986–2004

In 1995 the writers named him the National League's Most Valuable Player; he hit .319 that season with 51 stolen bases and 98 runs. He was chosen for twelve All-Star teams and given nine Silver Slugger awards and three Gold Gloves. The Reds brought him up in 1986 and he never played for anyone else.

The following year he hit 33 home runs and stole 36 bases, the first time a shortstop had done both in the same season. Alex Rodriguez was next, two years later. Larkin's career was cut up by injuries; he played 150 games only four times in nineteen years. The 1990 Reds won the World Series in his fifth season.

He finished with 2,340 hits, 198 home runs, 960 runs batted in, 379 stolen bases and a .295 average, all of it in one uniform. The writers came to him slowly, 51.6 percent in 2010 and 62.1 the year after, before electing him in 2012 with 495 of 573 votes.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	12	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004
Silver Slugger	9	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
The Sporting News All-Star	9	1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Player of the Week	4	1990, 1991, 1997, 1998
Gold Glove	3	1994, 1995, 1996
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	1	1994
Most Valuable Player	1	1995
Player of the Month	1	1991
Roberto Clemente Award	1	1993

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1986	CIN	41	159	27	45	4	3	3	19	9	21	8	.283
1987	CIN	125	439	64	107	16	2	12	43	36	52	21	.244
1988	CIN	151	588	91	174	32	5	12	56	41	24	40	.296
1989	CIN	97	325	47	111	14	4	4	36	20	23	10	.342
1990	CIN	158	614	85	185	25	6	7	67	49	49	30	.301
1991	CIN	123	464	88	140	27	4	20	69	55	64	24	.302
1992	CIN	140	533	76	162	32	6	12	78	63	58	15	.304
1993	CIN	100	384	57	121	20	3	8	51	51	33	14	.315
1994	CIN	110	427	78	119	23	5	9	52	64	58	26	.279
1995	CIN	131	496	98	158	29	6	15	66	61	49	51	.319
1996	CIN	152	517	117	154	32	4	33	89	96	52	36	.298
1997	CIN	73	224	34	71	17	3	4	20	47	24	14	.317
1998	CIN	145	538	93	166	34	10	17	72	79	69	26	.309
1999	CIN	161	583	108	171	30	4	12	75	93	57	30	.293
2000	CIN	102	396	71	124	26	5	11	41	48	31	14	.313
2001	CIN	45	156	29	40	12	0	2	17	27	25	3	.256
2002	CIN	145	507	72	124	37	2	7	47	44	57	13	.245
2003	CIN	70	241	39	68	16	1	2	18	22	32	2	.282
2004	CIN	111	346	55	100	15	3	8	44	34	39	2	.289
Career	—	2180	7937	1329	2340	441	76	198	960	939	817	379	.295

On this day & linked events

1964

Born April 28, 1964

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Barry Larkin

Barry Larkin made a major-league debut on August 13, 1986.

1991

Barry Larkin's Three-Home-Run Game, 1991

Barry Larkin hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Houston Astros on June 28, 1991.

2004

Final major-league game: Barry Larkin

Barry Larkin played a final major-league game on October 3, 2004.

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