Larry French Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Left 6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg) Born: November 1, 1907 in Visalia, CA us Died: February 9, 1987 in San Diego, CA Buried: Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, CA High School: Visalia HS (Visalia, CA) Debut: April 18, 1929 (6,882nd in major league history) vs. CHC 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER Last Game: September 26, 1942 vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER,…
Braves left-hander Warren Spahn, with his 8-0 blanking of the Cubs at Wrigley Field, sets a National League mark for shutouts thrown by a southpaw. The future Hall of Famer has now held his opponents scoreless 41 times, breaking the record previously shared by Eppa Rixey and Larry French.
At the 1940 All-Star Game in Sportsman’s Park, five National League hurlers combine to throw the first shutout in All-Star history. Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French and Carl Hubbell three-hit the junior circuit, 4 – 0, with the help of Max West’s three-run homer.
On June 26, 1938, at the Polo Grounds Carl Hubbell goes the distance in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, notching his 200th major league win, pushing the New York Giants to a two-game lead in the National League pennant race. Larry French takes the loss. Newly-acquired Bob Seeds, up from Newark, leads the way with a…
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Dolph Camilli’s 9th-inning homer, his second of the game, caps a four-run rally as the Phillies top the visiting Cubs, 5 – 3. Reliever Larry French, who replaces Roy Henshaw in the 9th, loses after he gives up a single to Johnny Moore off the RF wall to tie, strikes out Chuck Klein and serves up the dinger to Dolph.
On October 7, 1935, The Detroit Tigers were making their 5th appearance in the World Series, they had appeared 3 straight times from 1907 – 1909, and again in 1934 they had twice lost the Chicago Cubs. This was the third time facing the Cubbies. The Tigers went off 3 games to 1, Chicago took…
The 3rd-place Cubs get two home runs, including a grand slam from Augie Galan, to beat the Phillies at Wrigley Field. Larry French is the winner, 8 – 2, for his 13th victory.
On November 22, 1934, the Chicago Cubs acquire future Hall of Fame infielder Fred Lindstrom and pitcher Larry French from the Pittsburgh Pirates for three players, including outfielder Babe Herman. Lindstrom, a .290 hitter for the Cubs, will slump to .275 in 1935…
1931 – Pittsburgh’s Larry French pitches a 14-inning game, the longest National League contest of the season, to beat Brooklyn, 3 – 2.