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Norm Larker Norman Howard John Larker Bats Left, Throws Left Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb. MLB Debut April 15, 1958 Final Game September 26, 1963 Born December 27, 1930 in Beaver Meadows, PA Died March 12, 2007 (age 76)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 27 SFN NL   98  269   29   59  16   0   3   27   2   0   27   34  .219  .295  .312  .608    87    84   0   0   2   2   9  
 1959 28 SFN NL  111  315   38   88  15   1   8   43   0   1   36   23  .279  .361  .410  .770   109   129   3   0   8   4  10  
 1960 29 SFN NL  129  411   43  120  25   2   5   52   8   2   40   26  .292  .352  .399  .751   108   164   1   3  13   0   7  
 1961 30 SFN NL   97  192   17   44   5   0   2   18   0   0   13   15  .229  .282  .286  .568    77    55   0   0   0   1   9  
 1962 31 MNA AL  145  512   40  127  17   0   7   43   0   1   49   59  .248  .321  .322  .643    89   165   1   5   0   8  11  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      580 1699  167  438  78   3  25  183  10   4  165  157  .258  .328  .351  .679         597   5   8  23  15  46
 Per 600 PA           539   53  139  25   1   8   58   3   1   52   50                                 189   2   3   7   5  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SFN      435 1187  127  311  61   3  18  140  10   3  116   98  .262  .331  .364  .694         432   4   3  23   7  35
   With MNA      145  512   40  127  17   0   7   43   0   1   49   59  .248  .321  .322  .643         165   1   5   0   8  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      667 1953  227  538  97  15  32  271   3   5  211  165  .275  .347  .390  .736         761  23  26  19  16  53
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 27 SFN NL   8   24   3.0  17   2   0  .118   1   24   17  .708    0    0  .000  1B   3e17     -171   
 1959 28 SFN NL   8   45   5.1  11   2   0  .182   2   26   11  .423    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e3     8   
 1960 29 SFN NL   6   58   5.2  19   3   0  .158   6   39   21  .538    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e3   -46   
 1961 30 SFN NL   9   13   2.4  36   4   0  .111   4   14    6  .429    0    0  .000  1B   3e8      -144   
 1962 31 MNA AL  19   54   3.7   8   2   0  .250   3   59   26  .441    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e3   -89   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons          197   4.0  91  13   0  .143  16  162   81  .500    0    0  .000                 -79   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 27 SFN NL  1B    66   448    46    1   31   .998    51   464.1   9.58
                 RF    14    44     0    0    0  1.000    12   104.1   3.80
 1959 28 SFN NL  RF    53    58     1    1    1   .983    53   435.2   1.22
                 1B    31   210    18    1   15   .996    20   198.0  10.36
                 LF    17    26     0    0    0  1.000     8    80.0   2.92
 1960 29 SFN NL  LF   111   171     5    4    1   .978   108   906.2   1.75
                 1B     5     8     4    2    0   .857     0    11.0   9.82
 1961 30 SFN NL  1B    57   335    26    4   34   .989    34   340.2   9.54
                 RF     5     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    20.0   0.45
 1962 31 MNA AL  LF   113   181     5    3    0   .984   112   979.1   1.71
                 1B    24   200    10    0   21  1.000    24   214.0   8.83
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   241   378    10    7    1   .982   228  1966.0   1.78
                 1B   183  1201   104    8  101   .994   129  1228.0   9.56
                 RF    72   103     1    1    1   .990    67   560.0   1.67
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1960 WS    SFN DEA   W    7  20  2  4  2  0  1   4  4  1  .200  .333  .450  0
 1961 WS    SFN DEA   L    6   7  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .143  .143  .143  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+

Draft History

• 1961: Round 2 (#26 overall) by SFN
• 1962: Round 4 (#49 overall) by MNA

Transaction History

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Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1958 SFN 70-84 Larry Reeves 1959 SFN 90-64 Larry Reeves 1960 SFN 96-58 Larry Reeves 1961 SFN 96-58 Larry Reeves 1962 MNA 61-101 Dan Gural, Tom Austad

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