Larry French

Larry French

Infobox MLB retired
name=Larry French
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date|1907|11|1
Visalia, California
deathdate=death date and age|1987|2|9|1907|11|1
San Diego, California
debutdate=April 18
debutyear=by|1929
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=by|1942
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=197-171
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.44
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,187
teams =
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1929-by|1934)
* Chicago Cubs (by|1935-by|1941)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (by|1941-by|1942)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1940)

Lawrence Herbert French (November 1, 1907 - February 9 1987) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1929-1934), Chicago Cubs (1935-1941) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1941). French batted right handed and threw left handed. He was born in Visalia, California.

In a 14-season career, French posted a 191-171 record with 1187 strikeouts and a 3.44 ERA in 3152.0 innings pitched, including 40 shutouts and 198 complete games.

French died in San Diego, California, at age 79.

Post-season appearances

*1935 World Series
*1938 World Series
*1941 World Series
*Record: 0-2, 10 SO, 3.00 ERA, and 15 innings in seven appearances

With his team leading the Braves 8-0 in the ninth inning, reliever Larry French of the 1933 Pirates figured he could duck out of the bullpen and hit the showers early. Little did he know as he was getting Zest-fully clean that the braves had rallied to make the score 8-7. When the call came for French to pitch, he didn't even have time to rinse off. He put on his uniform and hustled out to the mound with soap trickling down his neck. He went on to pull off a squeaky-clean win.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

Highlights

*National League All-Star (1940)
*3-time won 18 games (1932-33, 1936)
*Led NL in starts (35, 1933)
*Twice led NL in shutouts (four, in 1935 and 1936)

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/F/French_Larry.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frencla01.shtml Baseball Reference]


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