Larry Jackson Notable

b. June 2, 1931 · St. Louis Cardinals 1955–1962, Chicago Cubs 1963–1966, Philadelphia Phillies 1966–1968

Larry Jackson played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968.

He went 194 and 183 with a 3.40 earned run average, pitching 3,262.7 innings in 558 games. He struck out 1,709, completed 149 of his 429 starts and threw 37 shutouts. Across 599 games he batted .156, with 170 hits and 77 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 22 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1966, with 5. He led the league in wins once, in 1964, with 24.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1957 and 1963.

He was born in Nampa, ID, USA on June 2, 1931, and died on August 28, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1957, 1958, 1960, 1963

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1955	STL	37	57	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	17	0	.053
1956	STL	51	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	.091
1957	STL	41	72	5	13	1	0	0	2	4	20	0	.181
1958	STL	50	60	4	9	1	0	0	2	1	20	0	.150
1959	STL	54	80	9	9	1	0	0	2	2	25	0	.113
1960	STL	52	95	10	20	0	1	0	3	6	21	0	.211
1961	STL	34	74	9	13	3	2	0	6	2	14	0	.176
1962	STL	36	89	10	15	3	1	0	4	7	20	0	.169
1963	CHC	37	87	5	17	5	0	0	6	2	24	0	.195
1964	CHC	40	114	2	20	3	0	0	6	1	26	0	.175
1965	CHC	49	86	6	11	0	2	1	5	5	29	0	.128
1966	CHC/PHI	39	92	9	13	2	0	1	6	3	34	2	.141
1967	PHI	42	87	5	14	2	0	0	2	2	28	0	.161
1968	PHI	37	85	2	12	1	0	0	3	3	27	0	.141
Career	—	599	1089	77	170	22	6	2	48	41	310	2	.156

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1955	STL	9	14	37	25	2	177.1	189	85	72	88	4.31
1956	STL	2	2	51	1	9	85.1	75	39	45	50	4.11
1957	STL	15	9	41	22	1	210.1	196	81	57	96	3.47
1958	STL	13	13	49	23	8	198.0	211	81	51	124	3.68
1959	STL	14	13	40	37	0	256.0	271	94	64	145	3.30
1960	STL	18	13	43	38	0	282.0	277	109	70	171	3.48
1961	STL	14	11	33	28	0	211.0	203	88	56	113	3.75
1962	STL	16	11	36	35	0	252.1	267	105	64	112	3.75
1963	CHC	14	18	37	37	0	275.0	256	78	54	153	2.55
1964	CHC	24	11	40	38	0	297.2	265	104	58	148	3.14
1965	CHC	14	21	39	39	0	257.1	268	110	57	131	3.85
1966	CHC/PHI	15	15	38	35	0	255.0	257	94	62	112	3.32
1967	PHI	13	15	40	37	0	261.2	242	90	54	139	3.10
1968	PHI	13	17	34	34	0	243.2	229	75	60	127	2.77
Career	—	194	183	558	429	20	3262.2	3206	1233	824	1709	3.40

On this day & linked events

1931

Born June 2, 1931

Nampa, ID, USA

1990

Died August 28, 1990

1955

Major-league debut: Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson made a major-league debut on April 17, 1955.

1965

Jim Maloney's No-Hitter

Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 19, 1965, winning 1–0.

1968

Final major-league game: Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson played a final major-league game on September 27, 1968.