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Larry Jansen

Birthdate:

7/16/1920

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Verboort, OR, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Larry Jansen broke into the big-leagues with the New York Giants as a 26-year old back in 1947. A popular and well-regarded competitor, he won 21 games in his rookie year and led the entire major leagues with a .808 winning percentage - 21-5, 3.16 ERA. In 1950, Jansen posted a 19-13 W/L record and had an excellent ERA of 3.01, and in the All-Star Game struck out six AL batters.

He helped the Giants win the pennant in 1951, finishing tied for the league-lead in wins - 23-11. 3.04 ERA, completed 18 of 34 starts spanning 278 2/3 innings. In that year's World Series he lost Game 2 to Ed Lopat and the Yankees by the score of 3 to 1 and was the losing pitcher again in Game 5. He retired from pitching in mid-1956 and then served as a pitching coach for various minor league teams and as a Giant coach... Larry Jansen lifetime: 122-89, 3.58 ERA, 291 Games, 237 GS, 107 GC, 1751 hits in 1765 innings, 842 Ks, 410 Walks, 191 HR allowed... baseballhistorian.com Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1947	NYG (NL)	42	30	21	5	1	20	1	248.0	241	102	87	23	57	0	104	2	1	1	3.16
1948	NYG (NL)	42	36	18	12	2	15	4	277.0	283	125	111	25	54	0	126	0	3	0	3.61
1949	NYG (NL)	37	35	15	16	0	17	3	259.2	271	130	111	36	62	0	113	4	2	0	3.85
1950	NYG (NL)	40	35	19	13	3	21	5	275.0	238	106	92	31	55	0	161	0	1	0	3.01
1951	NYG (NL)	39	34	23	11	0	18	3	278.2	254	102	94	26	56	0	145	3	3	0	3.04
1952	NYG (NL)	34	27	11	11	2	8	1	167.1	183	91	76	16	47	0	74	0	6	0	4.09
1953	NYG (NL)	36	26	11	16	1	6	0	184.2	185	96	85	24	55	0	88	1	2	0	4.14
1954	NYG (NL)	13	7	2	2	0	0	0	40.2	57	32	27	5	15	0	15	0	1	0	5.98
1956	CIN (NL)	8	7	2	3	1	2	0	34.2	39	20	20	5	9	1	16	0	1	0	5.19
9 years		291	237	122	89	10	107	17	1765.2	1751	804	703	191	410	1	842	10	20	1	3.58

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1947	NYG (NL)	42	86	6	16	2	0	0	7	3	13	0	0	0	0	9	0	.186	.213	SLG
1948	NYG (NL)	42	95	4	13	3	0	0	7	4	22	0	0	0	0	7	0	.137	.172	SLG
1949	NYG (NL)	37	97	2	16	3	1	0	4	4	18	0	0	0	0	6	0	.165	.198	SLG
1950	NYG (NL)	40	96	6	16	2	0	1	13	3	26	0	0	0	0	9	0	.167	.192	SLG
1951	NYG (NL)	39	96	5	9	0	0	0	5	7	33	0	0	0	0	12	0	.94	.155	SLG
1952	NYG (NL)	34	45	7	8	1	0	0	9	11	13	0	0	0	0	6	0	.178	.339	SLG
1953	NYG (NL)	36	60	5	8	0	0	0	2	6	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	.133	.212	SLG
1954	NYG (NL)	13	14	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	SLG
1956	CIN (NL)	8	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.83	SLG
9 years		291	600	37	90	12	1	1	48	39	157	0	0	0	0	52	0	.150	.202	.SLG

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