Gene Larkin
Gene Larkin | |||
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First baseman / Right fielder / Designated hitter | |||
Born: Flushing, New York |
October 24, 1962 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 21, 1987, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
August 11, 1993, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .266 | ||
Home runs | 32 | ||
Runs batted in | 266 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24, 1962 in Flushing, New York) is a former switch-hitting first baseman, designated hitter, and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire seven-season career with the Minnesota Twins. During his playing career he wore #9 for Minnesota, and was a member of both the 1987 and 1991 World Series championship teams. He is best known for hitting the series-winning single, a deep fly ball that was not caught by the Braves' drawn-in outfield and scored Dan Gladden from third base during the tenth inning in Game 7 of the 1991 Series.
Larkin was one of seven Twins to be part of both the 1987 and 1991 World Series teams. The other six were Randy Bush, Greg Gagne, Kirby Puckett, Al Newman, Kent Hrbek and Gladden.
Larkin attended Columbia University, where he played for the Lions and was later drafted in the 20th round of the 1984 amateur draft. He was the first alumnus of Columbia University to make the major leagues since Lou Gehrig. He also graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY.[1] He currently lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where he coaches youth travel baseball and is the Vice President of Players Only Incorporated (http://www.playersonlyinc.com/), where he does private and group instruction.
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- American Roman Catholics
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Minnesota Twins players
- Baseball players from New York
- Orlando Twins players
- Sportspeople from Minnesota
- American people of Irish descent
- Columbia Lions baseball players
- Chaminade High School alumni