Henry Larkin
| Henry Larkin | |||
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| First baseman/Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 12, 1860 Reading, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: January 31, 1942 (aged 82) Reading, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 4, 1893, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .303 | ||
| Hits | 1,425 | ||
| Runs | 925 | ||
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Henry E. Larkin (January 12, 1860 – January 31, 1942) played Major League Baseball for 10 seasons (1883–1893).
At age 24, Larkin started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1884. On June 16, 1885 he hit for the cycle. That same year in a single game he recorded four doubles, still a major league record that has been tied many times, but never broken.[1] He played 6 years with the club, usually hitting above .300. His 7th season he switched leagues to the Players' League, and was the Cleveland Infants' star first baseman, hitting .330 and knocking in 112 RBI. He also managed the club in 1890. When the league disbanded, he went back to Philadelphia, and later finished his career with the Washington Senators. He averaged a .303 batting average for his career. Unlike other power hitters of his era, Larkin hit more of his home runs on the road than at home – 35 versus 18.[2]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball player-managers
- List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders
- Hitting for the cycle
References
- ↑ "Doubles Records – Game Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ James, Bill, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Simon & Schuster, 2003
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)