Terry Larkin Notable

b. January 1, 1856 · New York Mutuals 1876, Hartford Dark Blues 1877, Chicago White Stockings 1878–1879, Troy Trojans 1880, Richmond Virginians 1884

Terry Larkin played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mutuals in 1876 and closing with the Richmond Virginians in 1884.

He went 89 and 80 with a 2.43 earned run average, pitching 1,567 innings in 176 games. He struck out 406, completed 172 of his 176 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 223 games he batted .234, with 198 hits and 105 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 29 doubles.

He led the league in walks once, in 1878, with 17.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on January 1, 1856, and died on September 16, 1894. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1876	NYU	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1877	HAR	58	228	28	52	6	5	1	18	5	23	.228
1878	CHC	58	226	33	65	9	4	0	32	17	17	.288
1879	CHC	60	228	26	50	12	2	0	18	8	24	.219
1880	TRO	6	20	1	3	1	0	0	1	3	4	.150
1884	RIC	40	139	17	28	1	4	0	0	9	0	.201
Career	—	223	845	105	198	29	15	1	69	42	68	.234

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1876	NYU	0	1	1	1	9.0	9	3	0	0	3.00
1877	HAR	29	25	56	56	501.0	510	119	53	96	2.14
1878	CHC	29	26	56	56	506.0	511	126	31	163	2.24
1879	CHC	31	23	58	58	513.1	514	139	30	142	2.44
1880	TRO	0	5	5	5	38.0	83	37	10	5	8.76
Career	—	89	80	176	176	1567.1	1627	424	124	406	2.43

On this day & linked events

1856

Born January 1, 1856

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1894

Died September 16, 1894

Image: Napoleon Sarony, public domain