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Larry
Doyle		  
Nickname: Laughing larry
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 31, 1886 in Usa, IL, CASEYVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1920   
Rookie of the Year Award 1909   
Gold Glove Award 1912   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1907 20 CHA AL     7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1908 21 CHA AL     7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 10 9
1909 22 CHA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 10 10
1910 23 CHA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 9 9
1911 24 CHA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 9 9
1912 25 CHA AL $ 2,564,286   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 9 9
1913 26 CIN NL $ 3,721,429   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 9
1914 27 CIN NL $ 3,721,429   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 9
1915 28 CIN NL $ 3,871,429   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 9
1916 29 CIN NL $ 8,000,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 8 9 9
1917 30 CIN NL $ 8,000,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1918 31 CIN NL $ 8,000,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1919 32 DET AL $ 8,000,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 7
1920 33 WAS AL $ 3,000,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1921 34 SLN NL $ 3,000,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7
1922 35 SLN NL $ 3,000,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,000,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 9 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1907 20 AAA   111 343 44 93 24 3 6 36 13 11 57 74 .271 .375 .411 .786 53.2  
1908 21 AAA   117 314 46 98 10 1 5 30 13 6 60 47 .312 .422 .398 .821 56.5  
1909 22 CHA AL 146 571 92 164 19 9 2 77 46 27 56 37 .287 .353 .363 .715 71.0 19.7
1910 23 CHA AL 132 518 71 139 20 10 0 49 35 13 45 61 .268 .326 .346 .671 58.6 15.4
1911 24 CHA AL 140 548 84 154 22 10 3 58 58 11 53 67 .281 .344 .374 .718 75.6 14.9
1912 25 CHA AL 148 590 96 185 23 15 5 71 55 27 59 63 .314 .374 .429 .803 94.1 20.6
1913 26 CHA AL 94 396 57 119 23 12 6 53 33 10 26 46 .301 .342 .465 .807 60.4 14.1
  CIN NL 21 65 7 19 3 1 0 8 5 2 5 10 .292 .343 .369 .712 8.1 2.0
  TOT   115 461 64 138 26 13 6 61 38 12 31 56 .299 .342 .451 .793 68.4 16.1
1914 27 CIN NL 142 548 86 160 19 11 6 80 24 21 65 66 .292 .368 .400 .768 75.4 15.0
1915 28 CIN NL 142 517 81 154 17 9 7 85 40 18 85 67 .298 .392 .406 .798 86.9 23.1
1916 29 CIN NL 110 372 59 104 18 11 5 60 15 16 64 40 .280 .382 .427 .809 58.6 13.1
1917 30 CIN NL 137 470 63 127 20 7 5 66 27 18 72 49 .270 .364 .374 .739 65.6 13.9
1918 31 CIN NL 140 503 63 141 23 10 4 75 30 13 62 48 .280 .357 .390 .747 73.6 18.7
1919 32 CIN NL 22 24 4 4 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 .167 .231 .333 .564 1.5 0.0
  DET AL 74 262 37 71 11 2 5 41 11 9 20 33 .271 .318 .385 .704 31.9 6.6
  TOT   96 286 41 75 12 2 6 45 12 10 22 36 .262 .311 .381 .692 33.4 6.6
1920 33 WAS AL 37 37 8 12 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 3 .324 .316 .324 .640 3.1 0.1
1921 34 SLN NL 125 452 79 148 22 9 4 81 23 9 45 42 .327 .384 .442 .827 76.3 12.2
1922 35 SLN NL 115 342 42 94 19 2 5 44 9 9 29 42 .275 .332 .386 .718 40.3 4.9
14 Years Sim 1725 6215 929 1795 260 118 58 857 414 207 688 677 .289 .358 .397 .755 881.0 194.1
2 Years AAA 228 657 90 191 34 4 11 66 26 17 117 121 .291 .398 .405 .803 109.8  
162 Game Average 583 87 168 24 11 5 80 38 19 64 63 .289 .358 .397 .755 82.7  
Career Highs 148 590 96 185 26 15 7 85 58 27 85 67 .327 .392 .451 .827 94.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4609 711 1324 199 90 48 653 310 159 531 496 .287 .359 .401 .760 669.6
vs LH   1606 218 471 61 28 10 204 104 48 157 181 .293 .354 .385 .739 221.2
Home 856 3008 465 896 124 62 21 405 226 102 335 321 .298 .367 .401 .768 447.7
Away 869 3207 464 899 136 56 37 452 188 105 353 356 .280 .350 .392 .742 443.1
RISP   1750 0 521 71 29 20 745 0 0 279 197 .298 .385 .406 .791 287.5
Pinch Hitting   99 16 27 6 0 2 25 2 1 9 12 .273 .324 .394 .718 12.9
Close/Late   749 114 207 27 11 5 86 0 1 81 87 .276 .344 .362 .705 95.3
Mar/Apr 190 682 96 187 32 9 6 91 30 16 68 71 .274 .340 .374 .714 86.9
May 282 1025 132 284 41 19 4 147 79 28 115 119 .277 .348 .366 .714 138.3
June 313 1114 164 322 48 17 16 141 67 41 127 122 .289 .359 .406 .765 161.9
July 331 1176 194 347 49 29 12 172 85 43 130 129 .295 .363 .417 .780 177.4
August 282 1021 141 286 41 13 11 136 58 28 93 112 .280 .339 .378 .717 131.9
Sep/Oct 327 1197 202 369 49 31 9 170 95 51 155 124 .308 .386 .424 .809 194.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1909 22 CHA AL 2B 146 144 1305.0 354 596 29 119 .970 6.55   6.0
1910 23 CHA AL 2B 132 132 1202.0 316 516 25 88 .971 6.23   4.3
1911 24 CHA AL 2B 140 140 1237.0 351 542 33 100 .964 6.50   5.1
1912 25 CHA AL 2B 147 147 1320.7 345 557 33 95 .965 6.15   4.8
1913 26 CHA AL 2B 91 87 838.3 216 348 35 56 .942 6.06   3.1
  CIN NL 2B 20 20 138.4 36 58 6 9 .940 6.11   0.3
  TOT   2B 111 107 976.7 252 406 41 65 .941 6.06   3.4
1914 27 CIN NL 2B 140 137 1213.3 312 462 36 102 .956 5.74   0.8
1915 28 CIN NL 2B 139 138 1229.7 319 522 33 115 .962 6.16   3.8
1916 29 CIN NL 2B 101 99 877.0 227 370 27 86 .957 6.13   1.3
1917 30 CIN NL 2B 134 132 1162.7 313 482 34 102 .959 6.15   2.4
1918 31 CIN NL 2B 139 136 1227.0 319 455 36 80 .956 5.68   1.9
1919 32 CIN NL 2B 18 16 54.6 15 23 2 5 .950 6.26   0.2
  DET AL 2B 60 56 588.4 165 245 19 49 .956 6.27   1.4
  TOT   2B 78 72 643.0 180 268 21 54 .955 6.27   1.6
1920 33 WAS AL 2B 7 4 44.0 8 25 0 6 1.000 6.75   0.2
1921 34 SLN NL 2B 117 114 984.0 245 372 23 84 .964 5.64   2.2
    SS 2 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
1922 35 SLN NL 2B 94 88 754.3 189 281 19 68 .961 5.61   2.4
  2B 1625 1590 14176.3 3730 5854 390 1164 .961 6.08   40.2
  SS 2 0 2.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
Career Totals   1627 1590 14178.7 3731 5854 390 1164 .961 6.08   40.2
Career Highs   147 147 1320.7 354 596 41 119 1.000 6.75    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1909 22 CHA AL 6 26 1 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 .269 .269 .308 .577
1920 33 WAS AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1922 35 SLN NL 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 15 43 2 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 8 .163 .163 .186 .349
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1912-10-.314
1915-8-.298
 On-Base Pct
1915-5-.392
 Slugging Pct
1915-8-.406
 OPS
1915-7-.798
 XR
1912-3-94.1
1915-5-86.9
CAR-47-881.0
 Games
1912-3-148
At-Bats
1909-5-571
1912-2-590
 Runs
1909-2-92
1912-6-96
1915-9-81
CAR-49-929
 Hits
1909-7-164
1912-5-185
 Total Bases
1909-9-207
1912-6-253
1915-9-210
 Singles
1909-9-134
1912-4-142
 Triples
1910-7-10
1912-6-15
1914-10-11
1916-8-11
CAR-41-118
Homeruns
1913-7-6
1914-5-6
1915-3-7
1917-10-5
1919-7-5
 RBIs
1909-5-77
1914-10-80
1915-6-85
CAR-49-857
 Stolen Bases
1911-4-58
1912-7-55
1915-9-40
CAR-50-414
 Caught Stealing
1909-3-27
1912-5-27
1914-6-21
1915-10-18
CAR-35-207
 Walks
1909-8-56
1915-5-85
1917-8-72
CAR-40-688
 Strikeouts
CAR-22-677
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 77    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1907
Injured on 9/7/1908 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/14/1909, off George Merritt (PHA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1909, off Noodles Hahn (BOS)
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1909, hitting .287 with 2 HR, 77 RBI
Injured on 4/26/1910 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 6/12/1913
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1913, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 7/28/1913
Traded from Chicago (A) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1913 (Going to CIN: 2B Larry Doyle, 1B Tim Jordan. Going to CHA: 1B John Flynn, RF Pete Compton)
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1913, hitting .444 with 0 HR, 3 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 6/12/1913
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1913, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 7/28/1913
Traded from Chicago (A) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1913 (Going to CIN: 2B Larry Doyle, 1B Tim Jordan. Going to CHA: 1B John Flynn, RF Pete Compton)
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,721,429 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against New York (N) on 6/20/1914
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,871,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1915: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/22/1916 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1917, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Traded from Cincinnati to Detroit on 7/1/1919 (Going to CIN: P Trade X Bait. Going to DET: 2B Larry Doyle)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/3/1920 to a 1-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Won World Series with Washington in 1920
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/25/1921 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/17/1921
Won Player of the Week award on 5/30/1921, hitting .588 with 0 HR, 9 RBI
 
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