1907
Born November 1, 1907
Visalia, CA, USA
Larry French Notable
b. November 1, 1907 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1929–1934, Chicago Cubs 1935–1941, Brooklyn Dodgers 1941–1942
Larry French played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1929 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1935 to 1941.
He went 197 and 171 with a 3.44 earned run average, pitching 3,152 innings in 570 games. He struck out 1,187, completed 198 of his 384 starts and threw 40 shutouts. Across 570 games he batted .188, with 199 hits and 83 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 27 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1935 and 1936, topping out at 4.
He was an All-Star in 1940.
He was born in Visalia, CA, USA on November 1, 1907, and died on February 9, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1940 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1936 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PIT | 30 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .190 |
| 1930 | PIT | 42 | 91 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .242 |
| 1931 | PIT | 39 | 95 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .179 |
| 1932 | PIT | 47 | 92 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .207 |
| 1933 | PIT | 47 | 101 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .149 |
| 1934 | PIT | 49 | 84 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .190 |
| 1935 | CHC | 42 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .141 |
| 1936 | CHC | 43 | 85 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .212 |
| 1937 | CHC | 42 | 71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .127 |
| 1938 | CHC | 43 | 62 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .210 |
| 1939 | CHC | 36 | 73 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .192 |
| 1940 | CHC | 40 | 85 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .165 |
| 1941 | BRO/CHC | 32 | 51 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .196 |
| 1942 | BRO | 38 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .300 |
| Career | — | 570 | 1057 | 83 | 199 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 48 | 210 | 3 | .188 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 123.0 | 130 | 67 | 62 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 1930 | PIT | 17 | 18 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 274.2 | 325 | 133 | 89 | 90 | 4.36 |
| 1931 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 275.2 | 301 | 100 | 70 | 73 | 3.26 |
| 1932 | PIT | 18 | 16 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 274.1 | 301 | 92 | 62 | 72 | 3.02 |
| 1933 | PIT | 18 | 13 | 47 | 35 | 1 | 291.1 | 290 | 88 | 55 | 88 | 2.72 |
| 1934 | PIT | 12 | 18 | 49 | 35 | 1 | 263.2 | 299 | 105 | 59 | 103 | 3.58 |
| 1935 | CHC | 17 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 246.1 | 279 | 81 | 44 | 90 | 2.96 |
| 1936 | CHC | 18 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 252.1 | 262 | 95 | 54 | 104 | 3.39 |
| 1937 | CHC | 16 | 10 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 208.0 | 229 | 92 | 65 | 100 | 3.98 |
| 1938 | CHC | 10 | 19 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 201.1 | 210 | 85 | 62 | 83 | 3.80 |
| 1939 | CHC | 15 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 194.0 | 205 | 71 | 50 | 98 | 3.29 |
| 1940 | CHC | 14 | 14 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 246.0 | 240 | 90 | 64 | 107 | 3.29 |
| 1941 | BRO/CHC | 5 | 14 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 153.2 | 177 | 77 | 47 | 68 | 4.51 |
| 1942 | BRO | 15 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 147.2 | 127 | 30 | 36 | 62 | 1.83 |
| Career | — | 197 | 171 | 570 | 384 | 17 | 3152.0 | 3375 | 1206 | 819 | 1187 | 3.44 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Died February 9, 1987
1929
Major-league debut: Larry French
Larry French made a major-league debut on April 18, 1929.
1942
Final major-league game: Larry French
Larry French played a final major-league game on September 26, 1942.
Image: Goudey, public domain