| 词条 | Norm Larker |
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}} Norman Howard John Larker (December 27, 1930 – March 12, 2007) was a first baseman/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 through 1963. Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=0}}, 185 lbs., Larker batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania. Larker played in the Minor Leagues even before 1950. He reached the majors in 1958 with the Dodgers –the first season that they played in Los Angeles–, spending four years with them before moving to the Houston Colt .45's (1962), Milwaukee Braves (1963), and San Francisco Giants (1963). As a 27-year-old rookie, Larker hit .277 with a .427 slugging percentage in 99 games for the Dodgers, mostly as an outfielder. He later became the regular first baseman for the team in replacement of Gil Hodges. His most productive season came in 1960, when he finished second in the National League batting race with a .323 average, which was edged out by MVP Dick Groat's .325. Larker also finished ahead of Willie Mays (.319), Roberto Clemente (.314) and Ken Boyer (.304), and was selected to the All-Star Game.[1] As a member of the original Colt .45's in 1962, Larker collected career-highs in home runs (9), triples (5) and runs (58), while leading the team in doubles (19) and on-base percentage (.358); tied for the team-lead in walks (70), and hit .263 on a team that posted a collective .246. average. He also was a member of the 1959 World Champion Dodgers and was considered in the 1960 National League MVP vote. In a six-season career, Larker was a .275 hitter (538-for-1953) with 32 home runs and 271 RBI in 667 games, including 227 runs, 97 doubles, 15 triples, and three stolen bases. He also collected a .347 OBP and a solid 1.28 walk-to-strikeout ratio (211-to-165). In between, Larker played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, where he captured the batting crown with a .340 average in the 1955-56 season.[2] Following his major league career, Larker played for the Toei Flyers in Japan's Pacific League for two seasons. Larker died in Long Beach, California, at the age of 76. Sources1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1960-standard-batting.shtml 1960 National League Standard Batting] 2. ^Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (2006); Records de la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. LVBP. {{ISBN|978-980-6996-01-4}} External links{{Baseballstats | br=l/larkeno01 | fangraphs=1007343 | cube=Norm-Larker |brm=larker001nor}}
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