1954
Born February 10, 1954
Wichita, KS, USA
Larry McWilliams Notable
b. February 10, 1954 · Atlanta Braves 1978–1982, 1987, Pittsburgh Pirates 1982–1986, St. Louis Cardinals 1988, Philadelphia Phillies 1989, Kansas City Royals 1989–1990
Larry McWilliams played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1978 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1990.
He went 78 and 90 with a 3.99 earned run average, pitching 1,558 innings in 370 games. He struck out 940, completed 34 of his 224 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 380 games he batted .135, with 60 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Wichita, KS, USA on February 10, 1954. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1980 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ATL | 15 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .063 |
| 1979 | ATL | 13 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .208 |
| 1980 | ATL | 30 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .157 |
| 1981 | ATL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .100 |
| 1982 | ATL/PIT | 47 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .184 |
| 1983 | PIT | 35 | 79 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .114 |
| 1984 | PIT | 36 | 74 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .122 |
| 1985 | PIT | 32 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .125 |
| 1986 | PIT | 50 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .138 |
| 1987 | ATL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1988 | STL | 45 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .162 |
| 1989 | KCR/PHI | 49 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .111 |
| 1990 | KCR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 380 | 446 | 26 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 193 | 1 | .135 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ATL | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 99.1 | 84 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 2.81 |
| 1979 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 66.1 | 69 | 41 | 22 | 32 | 5.56 |
| 1980 | ATL | 9 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 163.2 | 188 | 90 | 39 | 77 | 4.95 |
| 1981 | ATL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 37.2 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 3.11 |
| 1982 | ATL/PIT | 8 | 8 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 159.1 | 158 | 68 | 44 | 118 | 3.84 |
| 1983 | PIT | 15 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 238.0 | 205 | 86 | 87 | 199 | 3.25 |
| 1984 | PIT | 12 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 227.1 | 226 | 74 | 78 | 149 | 2.93 |
| 1985 | PIT | 7 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 126.1 | 139 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 4.70 |
| 1986 | PIT | 3 | 11 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 122.1 | 129 | 70 | 49 | 80 | 5.15 |
| 1987 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20.1 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5.75 |
| 1988 | STL | 6 | 9 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 136.0 | 130 | 59 | 45 | 70 | 3.90 |
| 1989 | KCR/PHI | 4 | 13 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 153.1 | 154 | 70 | 57 | 78 | 4.11 |
| 1990 | KCR | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9.72 |
| Career | — | 78 | 90 | 370 | 224 | 3 | 1558.1 | 1548 | 690 | 542 | 940 | 3.99 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Larry McWilliams
Larry McWilliams made a major-league debut on July 17, 1978.
1979
Ken Forsch's No-Hitter
Ken Forsch threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Atlanta Braves on April 7, 1979, winning 6–0.
1990
Final major-league game: Larry McWilliams
Larry McWilliams played a final major-league game on May 12, 1990.
Image: Pittsburgh Pirates, public domain