1935
Born July 25, 1935
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Larry Sherry Notable
b. July 25, 1935 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1958–1963, Detroit Tigers 1964–1967, Houston Astros 1967, California Angels 1968
Larry Sherry played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958 and closing with the California Angels in 1968.
He went 53 and 44 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 799.3 innings in 416 games. He struck out 606 and threw 1 shutout. Across 416 games he batted .169, with 25 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 1 double.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 1959.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 25, 1935, and died on December 17, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 1959 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 1959 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | LAD | 23 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .219 |
| 1960 | LAD | 57 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .162 |
| 1961 | LAD | 53 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| 1962 | LAD | 58 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .118 |
| 1963 | LAD | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1964 | DET | 38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | DET | 39 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .300 |
| 1966 | DET | 55 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1967 | DET/HOU | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | CAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 416 | 148 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .169 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12.46 |
| 1959 | LAD | 7 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 94.1 | 75 | 23 | 43 | 72 | 2.19 |
| 1960 | LAD | 14 | 10 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 142.1 | 125 | 60 | 82 | 114 | 3.79 |
| 1961 | LAD | 4 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 15 | 94.2 | 90 | 41 | 39 | 79 | 3.90 |
| 1962 | LAD | 7 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 90.0 | 81 | 32 | 44 | 71 | 3.20 |
| 1963 | LAD | 2 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 79.2 | 82 | 33 | 24 | 47 | 3.73 |
| 1964 | DET | 7 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 66.1 | 52 | 27 | 37 | 58 | 3.66 |
| 1965 | DET | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 78.1 | 71 | 27 | 40 | 46 | 3.10 |
| 1966 | DET | 8 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 77.2 | 66 | 33 | 36 | 63 | 3.82 |
| 1967 | DET/HOU | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 68.2 | 88 | 42 | 20 | 52 | 5.50 |
| 1968 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 53 | 44 | 416 | 16 | 82 | 799.1 | 747 | 326 | 374 | 606 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died December 17, 2006
1958
Major-league debut: Larry Sherry
Larry Sherry made a major-league debut on April 17, 1958.
1968
Final major-league game: Larry Sherry
Larry Sherry played a final major-league game on July 7, 1968.
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