Norm Larker
[edit] Biography
Norm Larker (Norman Howard John Larker) was born on December 27, 1930 in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. Larker played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Colt .45s, San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Norm Larker's best season was 1960, when he hit for a .323 average and knocked in 78 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 99
| 253
| 32
| 70
| 4
| 29
| .277
| .352
| .427
| 16
| 5
| 29
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 108
| 311
| 37
| 90
| 8
| 49
| .289
| .344
| .418
| 14
| 1
| 26
| 25
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 133
| 440
| 56
| 142
| 5
| 78
| .323
| .368
| .430
| 26
| 3
| 36
| 24
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 97
| 282
| 29
| 76
| 5
| 38
| .270
| .326
| .387
| 16
| 1
| 24
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 147
| 506
| 58
| 133
| 9
| 63
| .263
| .358
| .374
| 19
| 5
| 70
| 47
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 10
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .188
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 64
| 147
| 15
| 26
| 1
| 14
| .177
| .297
| .238
| 6
| 0
| 24
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 83
| 161
| 15
| 27
| 1
| 14
| .168
| .288
| .224
| 6
| 0
| 26
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 667
| 1953
| 227
| 538
| 32
| 271
| .275
| .347
| .390
| 97
| 15
| 211
| 165
| 16
| 23
| 3
| 19
| 53
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| LA
| N
| OF
| 43
| 43
| 327
| 61
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| LF
| 41
| 41
| 311
| 58
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1958
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 22
| 186.1
| 178
| 14
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| LF
| 23
| 23
| 179
| 34
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 55
| 50
| 456.1
| 456
| 42
| 5
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 41
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| OF
| 30
| 30
| 220
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 119
| 112
| 933.2
| 914
| 80
| 7
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 86
| 79
| 633
| 589
| 52
| 3
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 135
| 130
| 1144.1
| 1148
| 103
| 11
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 6
| 5
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 1
| 24
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 42
| 35
| 310.2
| 320
| 33
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 53
| 36
| 334.2
| 344
| 35
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 72
| 70
| 533
| 99
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 82
| 79
| 595
| 104
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 473
| 429
| 3688.1
| 3629
| 326
| 35
| 349
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 62
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Los Angeles Dodgers in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Jim Bolger, Don Nottebart and Connie Grob (November 30, 1962).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to San Francisco Giants (August 8, 1963).
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