Larry Herndon
[edit] Biography
Larry Herndon (Larry Darnell Herndon) was born on November 3, 1953 in Sunflower, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1974 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 2 home runs and 23 RBI. Herndon played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Larry Herndon's best season was 1982, when he slugged 23 home runs, hit for a .292 average and knocked in 88 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 115
| 337
| 42
| 97
| 2
| 23
| .288
| .337
| .356
| 11
| 3
| 23
| 45
| 2
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 4
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 49
| 109
| 13
| 26
| 1
| 5
| .239
| .278
| .358
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 151
| 471
| 52
| 122
| 1
| 32
| .259
| .311
| .335
| 15
| 9
| 35
| 71
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 12
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 132
| 354
| 35
| 91
| 7
| 36
| .257
| .313
| .384
| 14
| 5
| 29
| 70
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 5
| 3
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 139
| 493
| 54
| 127
| 8
| 49
| .258
| .284
| .385
| 17
| 11
| 19
| 91
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 10
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 96
| 364
| 48
| 105
| 5
| 41
| .288
| .325
| .415
| 15
| 8
| 20
| 55
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 12
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 157
| 614
| 92
| 179
| 23
| 88
| .292
| .332
| .480
| 21
| 13
| 38
| 92
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 20
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 153
| 603
| 88
| 182
| 20
| 92
| .302
| .351
| .478
| 28
| 9
| 46
| 95
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 20
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| 125
| 407
| 52
| 114
| 7
| 43
| .280
| .333
| .400
| 18
| 5
| 32
| 63
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| 137
| 442
| 45
| 108
| 12
| 37
| .244
| .298
| .385
| 12
| 7
| 33
| 79
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 106
| 283
| 33
| 70
| 8
| 37
| .247
| .310
| .385
| 13
| 1
| 27
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 89
| 225
| 32
| 73
| 9
| 47
| .324
| .378
| .520
| 13
| 2
| 23
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 76
| 174
| 16
| 39
| 4
| 20
| .224
| .313
| .322
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 694
| 2129
| 247
| 569
| 24
| 186
| .267
| .310
| .373
| 76
| 39
| 131
| 352
| 7
| 28
| 60
| 11
| 45
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 843
| 2748
| 358
| 765
| 83
| 364
| .278
| .331
| .436
| 110
| 37
| 222
| 441
| 9
| 4
| 32
| 13
| 80
|
| Total
|
|
| 1537
| 4877
| 605
| 1334
| 107
| 550
| .274
| .322
| .409
| 186
| 76
| 353
| 793
| 16
| 32
| 92
| 24
| 125
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| CF
| 110
| 77
| 746.2
| 224
| 8
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| OF
| 110
| 77
| 746.2
| 226
| 8
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| OF
| 44
| 25
| 250.1
| 87
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| CF
| 44
| 25
| 250.1
| 88
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| OF
| 149
| 121
| 1148.1
| 369
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| CF
| 149
| 121
| 1148.1
| 363
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| CF
| 82
| 36
| 428.2
| 120
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| LF
| 39
| 34
| 291.1
| 63
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| OF
| 121
| 81
| 804
| 196
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| RF
| 13
| 11
| 84
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| OF
| 122
| 114
| 1031.1
| 247
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| RF
| 24
| 22
| 200
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| CF
| 58
| 42
| 425
| 133
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| LF
| 53
| 50
| 406.1
| 93
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| RF
| 11
| 8
| 68
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| OF
| 93
| 90
| 816.2
| 207
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| CF
| 7
| 4
| 39.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| LF
| 83
| 78
| 709.1
| 182
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| LF
| 156
| 151
| 1348
| 331
| 11
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 156
| 151
| 1348
| 328
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| LF
| 132
| 128
| 1147
| 285
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| OF
| 133
| 129
| 1156
| 283
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| OF
| 118
| 98
| 896.1
| 199
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1984
| DET
| A
| LF
| 118
| 98
| 896.1
| 200
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| OF
| 136
| 110
| 1076
| 273
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1985
| DET
| A
| LF
| 136
| 110
| 1076
| 275
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| OF
| 83
| 71
| 630.2
| 156
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| LF
| 83
| 71
| 630.2
| 158
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| OF
| 57
| 39
| 352.1
| 82
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 23
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| LF
| 32
| 17
| 189.1
| 41
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| RF
| 26
| 22
| 163
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| OF
| 15
| 10
| 80
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| DH
| 53
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| LF
| 15
| 10
| 80
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 847
| 747
| 6774.1
| 1649
| 54
| 47
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 451
| 305
| 3041.1
| 940
| 19
| 32
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1338
| 1116
| 10339.2
| 2675
| 76
| 80
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 119
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 75
| 64
| 524
| 109
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Luis Gonzalez to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Ron Bryant (May 9, 1975).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris (December 9, 1981).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 8, 1986).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 14, 1987).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (November 4, 1988).
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