Henry Larkin Notable

b. January 12, 1860 · Philadelphia Athletics 1884–1889, Cleveland Infants 1890, Philadelphia Athletics 1891, Washington Senators 1892–1893

Henry Larkin played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1893.

Across 1,184 games he batted .303, with 1,429 hits and 925 runs. He finished with 53 home runs, 259 doubles, 114 triples and 129 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles two times between 1885 and 1886, topping out at 37. He played 710 games at first base, with 6,804 putouts and 209 errors. He turned 388 double plays. He also played 451 games in the outfield.

He was born in Reading, PA, USA on January 12, 1860, and died on January 31, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	PHA	85	326	59	90	21	9	3	37	15	0	0	.276
1885	PHA	108	453	114	149	37	14	8	88	26	0	0	.329
1886	PHA	139	565	133	180	36	16	2	74	59	0	32	.319
1887	PHA	126	497	105	154	22	12	3	88	48	13	37	.310
1888	PHA	135	546	92	147	28	12	7	101	33	28	20	.269
1889	PHA	133	516	105	164	23	12	3	74	83	41	11	.318
1890	CLE	125	506	93	167	32	15	5	112	65	18	5	.330
1891	PHA	133	526	94	147	27	14	10	93	66	56	2	.279
1892	WHS	119	464	76	130	13	7	8	96	39	21	21	.280
1893	WHS	81	319	54	101	20	3	4	73	50	5	1	.317
Career	—	1184	4718	925	1429	259	114	53	836	484	182	129	.303

On this day & linked events

1860

Born January 12, 1860

Reading, PA, USA

1942

Died January 31, 1942

1884

Major-league debut: Henry Larkin

Henry Larkin made a major-league debut on May 1, 1884.

1893

Final major-league game: Henry Larkin

Henry Larkin played a final major-league game on August 4, 1893.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain