Lary Sorensen
| Lary Sorensen | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 4, 1955 Detroit, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 7, 1977, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 93–103 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.15 | ||
| Strikeouts | 569 | ||
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Lary Alan Sorensen (born October 4, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1977–1980), St. Louis Cardinals (1981), Cleveland Indians (1982–1983), Oakland Athletics (1984), Chicago Cubs (1985), Montreal Expos (1987) and San Francisco Giants (1988).
In an 11-season career, Sorensen posted a 93–103 record with a 4.15 ERA and 69 complete games, 10 shutouts, 569 strikeouts and 402 walks in 346 games (235 as a starter) totalling 1,736.1 innings pitched.
In 1978, Sorensen won a career-high 18 games for the Brewers and made the American League All-Star team. He worked three innings and, after allowing a leadoff infield single to Larry Bowa, retired nine batters in a row: Reggie Smith, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Greg Luzinski, Steve Garvey, Ted Simmons, Dave Winfield, and Bowa.
Sorensen ranked fifth in the A.L. in complete games in both 1978 (17) and 1979 (16). He led N.L. pitchers with 15 putouts in 1981.
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