Barry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team. Larkin was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Ja...
Stephen Larkin, Byron Larkin, Mary Robin Larkin, Michael Larkin
Awards
National League Most Valuable Player Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Cincinnati Reds didn't renew Larkin's contract for one more year, making his career twenty years. He will not be a Red in the 2005. [October 2004]
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Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Washington Nationals. [February 2005]
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Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Finished 22nd in voting for 1999 National League MVP for having .293 Batting Average (171 for 583), 108 Runs, 30 Doubles, 4 Triples, 12 Home Runs, 75 RBI, 30 Stolen Bases, 93 Walks, .390 On-base Percentage, .420 Slugging Percentage, 245 Total Bases, 5 Sacrifice Hits and 4 Sacrifice Flies.
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Finished 12th in voting for 1996 National League MVP for having .410 On-base percentage, .567 Slugging Percentage, 117 Runs, 96 Walks, 36 Stolen Bases, Grounding into Double Plays 20 times and averaging 9.9 At Bats per Strikeout.
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Named 1995 National League MVP for having .319 Batting Average, .394 On-base percentage, 98 Runs, 158 Hits, 51 Stolen Bases, 108 Singles, 222 Times on Base and 10.1 At Bats per Strikeout.
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Finished 12th in voting for 1992 National League MVP for primarily for having .304 Batting Average, 7 Sacrifice Flies and 9.2 At Bats per Strikeout.
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Finished 17th in voting for 1991 National League MVP for having .302 Batting Average, .378 On-base percentage and .506 Slugging Percentage.
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Finished 7th in voting for 1990 National League MVP primarily for playing in 158 Games, having .301 Batting Average (185 for 614), 147 Singles, 241 Times on Base, being Hit by Pitch 7 times, Grounding into Double Plays 14 times and having 12.5 At Bats per Strikeout.
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Won National League Silver Slugger Award at Shortstop 9 times (1988-1992, 1995-1996 and 1998-1999).
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Won National League Gold Glove Award at Shortstop 3 times (1994-1996).
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Won 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award for being the Major League Baseball player who both on and off the field best exemplifies the character of Lou Gehrig.
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Won 1993 Roberto Clemente Award for exemplifying the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team.
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Named to 12 National League All Star Teams (1988-1991, 1993-1997, 1999-2000 and 2004).
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Member of the 1990 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds team. Member of 1994 and 1995 National League Central Division Champion Cincinnati Reds teams.