Lary Sorensen
[edit] Biography
Born on October 4, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, Lary Sorensen (Lary Alan Sorensen) played for the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career. Sorensen broke into the bigs on June 7, 1977 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 4.36 ERA in 142.1 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Lary Sorensen's best season was 1978, when he posted a 3.21 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 78 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 23
| 20
| 7
| 10
| 4.36
| 57
| 72
| 69
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 142.1
| 147
| 10
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 37
| 36
| 18
| 12
| 3.21
| 78
| 111
| 100
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 280.2
| 277
| 14
| 50
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 14
| 3.98
| 63
| 113
| 104
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 235.1
| 250
| 30
| 42
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 35
| 29
| 12
| 10
| 3.68
| 54
| 91
| 80
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 195.2
| 242
| 13
| 45
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 23
| 23
| 7
| 7
| 3.27
| 52
| 59
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 140.1
| 149
| 3
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 30
| 10
| 15
| 5.61
| 62
| 130
| 118
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 189.1
| 251
| 19
| 55
| 6
| 5
| 3
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 34
| 12
| 11
| 4.24
| 76
| 112
| 105
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 222.2
| 238
| 21
| 65
| 9
| 9
| 2
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 46
| 21
| 6
| 13
| 4.91
| 63
| 117
| 100
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 183.1
| 240
| 21
| 44
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 4.26
| 34
| 44
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 82.1
| 86
| 8
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 4.72
| 21
| 32
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 47.2
| 56
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.86
| 9
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16.2
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 103
| 31
| 13
| 18
| 3.89
| 116
| 148
| 124
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 287
| 315
| 19
| 65
| 13
| 2
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 243
| 204
| 80
| 85
| 4.20
| 453
| 746
| 676
| 66
| 9
| 3
| 1449.1
| 1645
| 128
| 337
| 36
| 29
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 346
| 235
| 93
| 103
| 4.15
| 569
| 894
| 800
| 69
| 10
| 6
| 1736.1
| 1960
| 147
| 402
| 49
| 31
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| P
| 23
| 20
| 142.1
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| .974
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| P
| 37
| 36
| 280.2
| 28
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 8
| 3
| .960
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 235.1
| 23
| 39
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 4
| .912
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| P
| 35
| 29
| 195.2
| 18
| 30
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 140.1
| 15
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 1
| .947
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| P
| 32
| 30
| 189.1
| 10
| 28
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 3
| .905
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| P
| 36
| 34
| 222.2
| 20
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 9
| 2
| .967
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| P
| 46
| 21
| 183.1
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 11
| 1
| .971
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 3
| 82.1
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .900
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| P
| 23
| 5
| 47.2
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 16.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 346
| 235
| 1736.1
| 151
| 263
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 10
| 93
| 60
| 19
| .950
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 23
| 46
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .065
| .085
| .087
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| MON
| N
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 103
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .049
| .094
| .066
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 243
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 346
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .049
| .094
| .066
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Sixto Lezcano, David Green and Dave LaPoint to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Pete Vuckovich, Rollie Fingers and Ted Simmons (December 12, 1980).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Silvio Martinez to Cleveland Indians as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Bo Diaz to Philadelphia Phillies; Philadelphia Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to St. Louis Cardinals (November 20, 1981); and Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff to Cleveland Indians (December 9, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 23, 1984).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (October 16, 1984).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 13, 1984).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (December 20, 1985).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 26, 1986).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (March 26, 1986).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (May 5, 1986).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Tom Foley to Montreal Expos in exchange for Skeeter Barnes and Dan Schatzeder (July 24, 1986).
- Released by Montreal Expos (September 30, 1987).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 18, 1988).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (March 28, 1988).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 17, 1988).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 5, 1988).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (July 5, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 7, 1988).
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