Dan Larson
Daniel James Larson
Born: July 4, 1954
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 1 (1972 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Alhambra HS (CA)
Career: 1972-1984
Major League Statistics
Dan Larson compiled a career record of 112 wins and 81 losses and a 4.07 ERA in his 256-game pitching career with the Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Arkansas Travelers, Columbus Astros, Iowa Oaks, Memphis Blues, Charleston Charlies, Oklahoma City 89ers, Reading Phillies and Iowa Cubs. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.
 Modesto Reds |
 St. Petersburg Cardinals |
 Arkansas Travelers |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Columbus Astros |
 Memphis Blues |
 Charleston Charlies |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Reading Phillies |
 Reading Phillies |
 Iowa Cubs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.46 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 4 | 10 | .286 | 5.67 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 114 | 83 | 63 | 12 | 58 | 3 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1974 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.94 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 142.0 | 164 | 96 | 78 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1974 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2.18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 132.0 | 118 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.69 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 82 | 42 | 34 | 13 | 45 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.35 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 118.0 | 132 | 68 | 57 | 9 | 60 | 7 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.74 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 180 | 93 | 84 | 15 | 65 | 5 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.81 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 146.0 | 162 | 93 | 78 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.94 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.49 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 178.0 | 163 | 76 | 69 | 15 | 83 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.80 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99.3 | 113 | 59 | 53 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4.05 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 186.7 | 203 | 100 | 84 | 21 | 74 | 1 | 122 | 10 | 1 | 16 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.62 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105.7 | 119 | 68 | 66 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 112 | 81 | .580 | 4.07 | 256 | 247 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1651.7 | 1667 | 885 | 747 | 136 | 720 | 39 | 1137 | 60 | 9 | 91 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 10 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 20 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .216 | .256 | .324 | .581 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 157 | 84 | 77 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .169 | .210 | .234 | .444 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | R | GULF | Cardinals | P | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 1.400 |
| 1973 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .167 |
| 1973 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 19 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .900 | 1.421 |
| 1974 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 22 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.136 |
| 1974 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 17 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 2.765 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.167 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 17 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | .882 | 1.765 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 29 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .909 | 1.034 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 24 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .957 | .917 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.125 |
| 1980 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 25 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.360 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 17 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.588 |
| 1983 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 27 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 2 | .909 | 1.481 |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 17 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .885 | 1.353 |
| Totals | 256 | 111 | 234 | 26 | 17 | .930 | 1.348 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1973 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1973 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | SLN | ||
| 1974 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | SLN | ||
| 1974 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | HOU | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | HOU | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | HOU | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | ||
| 1980 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX |
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