Norm Larker

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 27, 1930 in Beaver Meadows, PA us

Died: March 12, 2007 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, CA

High School: Hazleton HS (Hazleton, PA)

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 27-109d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1963 (Age 32-275d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Norman Howard John Larker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

1953

538

.276

227

RBI

271

OBP

.347

SLG

.390

OPS

.737

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	HOU		CHC	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
2	2	Apr 11	HOU		CHC	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	4	1B
3	4 (1)	Apr 13	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
4	5	Apr 14	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	11	2	1	14	0	1B
5	6	Apr 17	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	43	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
6	10 (3)	Apr 22	HOU		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
7	11	Apr 24	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
8	12	Apr 25	HOU		STL	T,5-5	CG	71	17.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
9	13	Apr 26	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
10	14	Apr 27	HOU		MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
11	15	Apr 28	HOU		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	21 (5)	May 5	HOU	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	47	11.1	13	3	0	16	0	1B
13	23 (1)	May 6 (2)	HOU	@	MLN	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	24	May 7	HOU		LAD	W,9-6	GS	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF 1B
15	25	May 8	HOU		LAD	L,6-9	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
16	27 (1)	May 10	HOU		LAD	L,2-6	GS	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B LF
17	28	May 11	HOU		SFG	W,7-0	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	29	May 12	HOU		SFG	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	30	May 13	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
20	31	May 15	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-10	GS	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF 1B
21	32	May 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
22	33	May 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
23	34	May 18	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
24	35	May 19	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
25	36	May 20 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
26	37	May 20 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
27	38	May 21	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
28	39	May 22	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
29	40	May 23	HOU		CIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	41	May 24	HOU		CIN	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
31	42	May 25	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	CG	50	13.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
32	43	May 26	HOU		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
33	44	May 27	HOU		PIT	L,2-7	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
34	45	May 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
35	46	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	56	14.0	13	2	1	16	1	1B
36	47	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	48	Jun 1	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
38	49	Jun 2	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B
39	50	Jun 3 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
40	51	Jun 3 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
41	52	Jun 5	HOU		MLN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
42	53	Jun 6	HOU		MLN	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
43	54	Jun 7	HOU		MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
44	55	Jun 8	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	GS	45	12.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
45	56	Jun 9	HOU		LAD	W,13-1	GS	27	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
46	57	Jun 10 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
47	59 (1)	Jun 11	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
48	60	Jun 12	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
49	61	Jun 14	HOU		NYM	W,10-2	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
50	62	Jun 15	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
51	63	Jun 16	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
52	64	Jun 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
53	65	Jun 19	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	66	Jun 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
55	67	Jun 22 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
56	68	Jun 22 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,16-3	GS	30	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
57	69	Jun 23	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-13	GS	29	5.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
58	70	Jun 25	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	8	1	0	9	2	1B
59	71	Jun 26 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
60	72	Jun 26 (2)	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
61	73	Jun 29	HOU		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
62	74	Jun 30	HOU		CIN	W,7-3	CG	30	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	75	Jul 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
64	76	Jul 2	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
65	77	Jul 3	HOU		PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
66	78	Jul 4 (1)	HOU		PIT	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
67	80 (1)	Jul 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
68	81	Jul 7	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10	GS	30	5.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
69	82	Jul 8 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-12	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
70	83	Jul 8 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,11-12	GS	56	12.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
71	84	Jul 11	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
72	85	Jul 12	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
73	90 (4)	Jul 17 (1)	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	GF	12	3.0	6	0	0	6	1	PH 1B
74	91	Jul 17 (2)	HOU		PHI	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
75	92	Jul 18	HOU		PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B
76	93	Jul 19	HOU		PHI	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
77	94	Jul 20	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
78	95	Jul 21 (1)	HOU		STL	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
79	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU		STL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
80	97	Jul 22	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
81	98	Jul 23	HOU		SFG	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
82	99	Jul 24	HOU		SFG	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
83	100	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
84	101	Jul 27	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
85	102	Jul 29 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
86	103	Jul 29 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	104	Aug 1	HOU	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
88	105	Aug 2	HOU	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	106	Aug 3	HOU	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
90	107	Aug 4	HOU	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
91	108	Aug 5 (1)	HOU	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
92	109	Aug 5 (2)	HOU	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
93	110	Aug 6	HOU		CIN	L,0-1	GS	38	11.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
94	111	Aug 7	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
95	113 (1)	Aug 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
96	114	Aug 10	HOU		MLN	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
97	115	Aug 11	HOU		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
98	116	Aug 12	HOU		MLN	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
99	117	Aug 14	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
100	118	Aug 15	HOU		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
101	119	Aug 16	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
102	121 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
103	122	Aug 18 (2)	HOU		CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
104	123	Aug 19	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
105	124	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
106	125	Aug 21 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
107	126	Aug 21 (2)	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
108	127	Aug 22	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-3	GS	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
109	128	Aug 23	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
110	129	Aug 24	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
111	130	Aug 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
112	131	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
113	132	Aug 26 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
114	133	Aug 28	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
115	134	Aug 29	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	135	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
117	136	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
118	137	Sep 3 (1)	HOU		PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
119	139 (1)	Sep 4	HOU		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
120	140	Sep 5	HOU		PIT	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
121	141	Sep 6	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
122	142	Sep 7	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	GS	22	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
123	143	Sep 8 (1)	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	GF	10	2.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH 1B
124	144	Sep 8 (2)	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	GS	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
125	148 (3)	Sep 15	HOU	@	MLN	L,8-9	CG	44	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
126	149	Sep 16	HOU	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
127	150	Sep 18 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
128	151	Sep 18 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
129	152	Sep 20 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
130	153	Sep 20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
131	154	Sep 21	HOU		SFG	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	7	4	0	11	1	1B
132	155	Sep 22	HOU		SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	156	Sep 23	HOU		SFG	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
134	157	Sep 25	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
135	159 (1)	Sep 27	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
136	160	Sep 29 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
137	161	Sep 29 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
138	162	Sep 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
							141gm		1180.1	1153	103	11	1267	103