Barry Larkin

baseball player

Personal Information

Born Barry Louis Larkin, on April 28, 1964, in Cincinnati, OH; son of Bob (a chemist) and Shirley (a community activist); married; children: Brielle D'Shea, Cymber Nicole, DeShane Davis.
Education: attended the University of Michigan.

Career

Played football, basketball, and baseball at Cincinnati's Moeller High School, 1979-82; played baseball for the University of Michigan, 1983-85; drafted in the first round (fourth overall) by the Cincinnati Reds, 1985; played in Denver, CO at the AAA level, 1986; shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, 1987-.

Life's Work

Barry Louis Larkin was born on April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio and would grow up to become one of that city's favorite sons and one of Major League Baseball's most productive players. Although Larkin grew up in an athletic family, his parents made sure that their children were well-rounded. On holidays, the Larkins often spent their time with the elderly or at homeless shelters. Larkin attended Moeller High School and starred in football, baseball, and basketball. After graduating in 1982, Larkin attended the University of Michigan where he twice led the Wolverines to the College World Series. In his three years at Michigan, Larkin compiled a .361 batting average and was the first baseball player to be twice named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Big Ten. He was also named First Team All-American in 1984 and 1985. After his junior year at Michigan Larkin decided to turn professional and, barely a month after his college career ended, the Cincinnati Reds made him their first-round draft choice with the fourth overall selection. Larkin immediately reported to Vermont in the AA Eastern League and helped to lead the team to a championship.

On to the Majors

The following season, Larkin was sent to Cincinnati's AAA ball club in Denver. He took the American Association by storm, batting .329 and hitting ten home runs. He was named to the American Association's All-Star team, and won the league's MVP, and Rookie of the Year awards. All of these accolades attracted the attention of the Reds. Larkin was called up to the Cincinnati Reds on August 13, 1986. Because he arrived in Cincinnati before any of his luggage, he played his first major league game wearing shorts, a batting glove and spikes that he borrowed from his new teammates. Despite this rough start, Larkin knocked in a run for his first major-league at-bat. He would go on to bat .306 with 14 runs batted in (RBI) in the last 24 games of the season. Despite a great major-league start, Larkin battled injuries in 1987 that included a hyper-extended knee. In 1988, Larkin batted .296 and earned the first of ten trips to the All-Star Game. He also led the major leagues by striking out only 24 times in 652 times at bat. In 1989, Larkin seemed destined for a tremendous season. At the All-Star break, he was third in the National League in batting with a .340 average. Larkin was also named to the All-Star team. However, during an exhibition skills competition, he tore the medial collateral ligament in his elbow. His brilliant season was finished.

In 1990, Larkin and the Reds enjoyed a remarkable season that was capped by a World Series sweep of the Oakland A's. Larkin was named to his third consecutive All-Star game and, on four occasions, had hitting streaks of ten games or more. He finished the season with a .301 average and was healthy throughout the Reds run for the pennant. In the World Series, Larkin batted .353 and was named the Reds Most Valuable Player. The following year Larkin batted over .300 for the third year in a row, became a member of the National League All-Star team for the fourth consecutive year, and won the Reds' MVP Award. He also hit 20 home runs, which at that time tied a Reds record for homers in a season by a shortstop. Larkin's 69 RBIs led all National League shortstops during the 1991 campaign, in spite of the fact that he was sidelined for three weeks with elbow problems.

Prior to the 1992 season, the Reds made Larkin one of the highest-payed players in baseball by signing him through the 1996 season for $25.6 million. Before signing the new contract with the Reds, Larkin nearly left the team. Following the team's fifth place finish in 1991, Larkin spoke out publicly about what he perceived as the organization's lack of desire to win. He also hinted that he might leave the club via free agency. Larkin told the Associated Press, "Throughout the years, I've been kind of vocal about questioning the commitment to winning here. The things that happened this off-season showed me that this team does want to win. This is the kind of situation I want to be in." The team's decision to re-sign Larkin paid dividends immediately as he batted .304 and led all National League shortstops with 78 RBIs in 1992. These accomplishments came after one of Larkin's slowest career starts. He was batting only .179 when he sprained his knee on April 15, and went on the disabled list four days later. When he was activated on May 8, Larkin played 128 of the next 129 games. In 1992 he also started a long association with the Caring Team of Athletes, Inc., donating money to the charity each time he hit safely in a game.

Larkin started the 1993 season on an ominous note. He hurt his thumb before the second game of the season, although fans did not notice that Larkin was hurt. He was voted onto the All-Star team as a starter for the first time and finished the season with a .315 average. As the season wore on, Larkin's injury worsened. He went on the disabled list on August 5th and his thumb was placed in a cast 11 days later, thus ending a promising season. In 1994, Larkin finished the year with a batting average below .300 for the first time in five seasons. Because a players strike ended the season early, Larkin did not have time to overcome his slow start at the plate. However, he was named to the All-Star team for the sixth time and won his first Gold Glove.

The Most Valuable Player

The 1995 season became a milestone for Larkin. The perennial All-Star was named the National League's Most Valuable Player and led his team to the playoffs. Early in the season, Larkin summed up his game for Frank Lidz of Sports Illustrated, "I consider myself an amoeba man. I'll assume any shape to help the team. If the team needs someone to lead by example, I do that. If it needs someone to steal, I do that. If it needs someone to bunt or move a runner from second to third, I do that." Larkin started off the 1995 season quickly, hitting safely in 12 straight games from April 26 to May 9. In May of 1995, he batted .326 with two home runs and 18 RBIs. On the eighth of June, a pitch hit Larkin on the hand. He needed stitches on the back of his thumb and missed six games. After returning to the lineup, Larkin's bat was silenced and he went into a seven-for-62 slump. His batting average plummeted from .353 to .278. Larkin then went on a 13-game hitting streak. By the end of the 1995 season, Larkin was sixth in the National League in batting average (.319), second in stolen bases (51), fifth in runs (98), ninth in on-base percentage (.394), and tenth in hits (158). He also made only 11 errors in 544 appearances at shortstop, and won his second consecutive Gold Glove. Larkin summed up his season for Ross Newhan of the Los Angeles Times in typical understated fashion, "I played my game this year. This year it was critiqued, and people appreciated it for what it was. Because we were able to win, they spoke about it more often." Larkin also started his second All-Star game, and led the Reds to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the season Larkin signed another deal with the Reds, again making him one of the highest-paid players in baseball. Larkin followed up his MVP season with a sterling 1996 campaign. He hit 33 home runs and stole 36 bases to become the first shortstop in the history of the major leagues to join the 30/30 club. In addition to career-highs in home runs, Larkin established new personal highs in runs scored (117) and RBIs (89). He led the Reds in each of those categories and finished second in hits (154) with a .298 batting average. Larkin was acknowledged by the fans as the premier shortstop in the National League by being voted to start in the All-Star game for the third consecutive year. He also excelled on the defensive side of the diamond, earning his third Gold Glove at shortstop.

The Captain Takes Over

In 1997, Larkin was named the first official captain of the Cincinnati Reds since 1988. However, he battled injuries during the entire season, and appeared in only 73 games. Larkin developed Achilles tendon problems in his left foot, and a bone spur on his left big toe. He twice received cortisone injections so that he would be able to play. Despite his injuries, Larkin hit .317 for the season, and was named the National League Player of the Week in late May after hitting .583 with three home runs and six RBIs. He was also voted to start in the All-Star Game, but was unable to play due to injuries. Larkin was on the disabled list from mid-June until August first with a strained left calf. His season ended in September when he underwent surgery to correct problems with his left heel. Off the field, Larkin's Caring Team of Athletes, Inc. donated $25,000 to schools in Kentucky which were decimated by flooding.

Larkin's season got off to a rocky start in 1998. After appearing in just two spring training games, he underwent surgery to repair a bulging disc in his neck. There were also rumors that he might be traded as Cincinnati slashed $15 million from its payroll in an effort to save money and develop younger players. Larkin stayed with the team and returned to the lineup on April 7, 1998. In his first 25 games, he hit a paltry .169. Following this slow start, Larkin hit .336 the rest of the season to finish with a .309 average--leading all National League shortstops in batting average, home runs (17), and RBIs (72). Trade rumors involving Larkin continued to persist. At one point in the season, Larkin told his agent to ask for a trade to a contending team. When the Reds traded Bret Boone, perhaps the organization's most promising young player, following the 1998 season, Larkin expressed his frustration to Paul Daugherty of the Cincinnati Enquirer, "I want to win. I don't want to pay out the string. I don't want to be a coach. It's about winning, not about wanting to be here or there. If I have a chance to win here, great. If I don't, move me...It's not about me. It's about winning." Larkin was heavily criticized by the Cincinnati fans and media for his statement.

As the 1999 season began, Larkin remained with the Reds and served as a role model for younger players. Larkin told Daugherty of The Cincinnati Enquirer about the motivation behind his earlier comments, "I don't know if it was a matter of being mad. It was a matter of not knowing what was going on and being the captain of the team. It was having teammates calling me and asking what's going on and not being able to give them an answer." During the 1999 season, Larkin appeared in a career-high 161 games and posted a .293 batting average with 12 home runs and 75 RBIs. He also led the Reds to within one game of the National League playoffs, where they finished behind the New York Mets on the last day of the season. By the end of the 1999 season, Larkin had played in 1,707 games, knocked out 1,884 hits, hit 168 home runs, batted in 793 RBIs, and compiled a career average of .299. The only question that remained about Larkin's career was whether or not he would be a future inductee into baseball's Hall of Fame. For Reds fans, however, there is no doubt about Larkin's value to the city. As teammate Mark Sweeney told Chris Haft of the Cincinnati Enquirer, "Barry, he's Cincinnati."

Awards

Big Ten MVP and First-Team All-American, 1984-85 ; American Association MVP and Rookie of the Year, 1986; National League All-Star, 1988-91, 1993-97; Silver Slugger award winner, 1988-92, 1995-96, 1998; Gold Glove winner, 1994-96; National League MVP, 1995; finalist for the Branch Rickey "Service Over Self" award, 1996, 1998; Reds official team captain, 1997.

Further Reading

Periodicals

• The Cincinnati Enquirer, March 1, 1999 (Two articles).
• The Los Angeles Times, January 20, 1992; November 16, 1995.
• Sports Illustrated, June 12, 1995.

• Additional information for this entry was found on the worldwide web at http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com and http://www.cincinnatireds.com.

— Michael J. Watkins

This article is about the baseball player. For the Olympic hoaxer, see Barry Larkin (Olympics).

Barry Larkin
Shortstop
Born: April 28, 1964 (1964-04-28) (age 45) Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 13, 1986 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2004 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.295
Home runs	198
Hits	2,340
Stolen bases	379
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1986–2004)
Career highlights and awards
12x All-Star selection (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004) World Series champion (1990) 3x Gold Glove Award winner (1994, 1995, 1996) 9x Silver Slugger Award winner (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999) 1995 NL MVP 1993 Roberto Clemente Award 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) 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. He is also one of the nicest guys accosiated with MLB he never turns down and autograph and always takes time to talk to fans.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2.1 Minor leagues 2.2 Cincinnati Reds 2.2.1 1986-1989: Early years 2.2.2 1990: World Series winner 2.2.3 1991-1994: Mid-career 2.2.4 1995: Most Valuable Player 2.2.5 1996-2004: Reds captain and later career 2.2.6 Retirement 2.3 Accomplishments 3 Life after retirement 4 Personal 5 Philanthropy 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Larkin's father was a chemist who worked for the federal government. Larkin graduated magna cum laude from Moeller High School in suburban Cincinnati in 1982.^[1]

He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in the second round of the amateur baseball draft, and was offered a football scholarship at the University of Notre Dame and football and baseball scholarships at University of Michigan. He chose to play baseball at Michigan, and was again drafted by the Reds in 1985, this time in the first round (4th overall).^[2]

He was a member of the 1984 Baseball Olympic team.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Larkin played with the Vermont Reds on their team that won the 1985 Eastern League Championship and in 1986 was the Rookie of the Year and AA Player of the Year with the Denver Zephyrs.^[1]

Cincinnati Reds

1986-1989: Early years

After arriving in the majors, Larkin battled fellow prospect Kurt Stillwell for the starting shortstop spot, but soon established himself as the starter.

In 1988 Larkin led all major leaguers by striking out only 24 times in 588 at bats.^[1]

1990: World Series winner

Larkin batted .353 in the 1990 World Series to help lead the Reds to a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics.^[1]

1991-1994: Mid-career

On June 27-28 1991 Larkin became the first shortstop to ever hit five home runs in consecutive games. In 1993 he won the Roberto Clemente Award.^[1]

1995: Most Valuable Player

In 1995, Larkin was sixth in batting (.319) and second in stolen bases (51) to win the National League's MVP award, the first by a shortstop since Maury Wills in 1962. He led the Reds to a central division title and the 1995 National League Championship Series, where he batted .389, as they lost to the eventual champion Atlanta Braves.^[1]

1996-2004: Reds captain and later career

In 1996, Larkin hit a career-high 33 home runs. Larkin was named the Reds' captain before the 1997 season (the first player to hold the honor since Concepción's retirement). On September 27, 1998 Barry, his brother Stephen Larkin, second baseman Bret Boone, and third baseman Aaron Boone were all playing the infield for the last game of the 1998 season at the same time making it the first time in Major League Baseball that two sets of siblings were on the field at the same time.

Retirement

Larkin called off a planned retirement ceremony scheduled for October 2, 2004, because he was not sure if he would retire, but indeed he did. The Reds have not issued his #11 jersey in the past four seasons, and it is virtually taken for granted that it will be formally retired. Larkin will be eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Accomplishments

Larkin learned Spanish in order to build a rapport with his Hispanic teammates. Despite being injury-prone, missing significant playing time in six of his nineteen major league seasons ^[3],he won the Gold Glove Award from 1994-1996, and was a 12-time All-Star: in the 1988-1991, 1993-1997, 1999, 2000, and 2004 seasons.^[1] He became the first major league shortstop to join the 30-30 club when he had 33 home runs and 36 stolen bases in 1996.

In his 19-year career with Cincinnati, Larkin batted for a .295 batting average, with 2340 hits, 198 home runs, 960 RBI, 1329 runs scored and 379 stolen bases. Baseball historian and expert Bill James has called Larkin one of the greatest shortstops of all time, ranking him #6 all time in his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.

On July 20, 2008, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum inducted Larkin, César Gerónimo, August "Garry" Herrmann, and Joey Jay. The induction was held at the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati and hosted by Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman.^[4]

The College Baseball Foundation announced on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the names of the ten players and coaches comprising the 2009 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Class, which includes Barry Larkin.

Life after retirement

After his retirement, Larkin was hired as a special assistant to the general manager in the Washington Nationals organization. On December 23, 2008, he signed with the MLB Network as a studio analyst.^[5]

He was the bench coach for the United States at the 2009 World Baseball Classic and managed the United States' second-round game against Puerto Rico when U.S. manager Davey Johnson left to attend his stepson's wedding.^[6]

Personal

Larkin's brother, Stephen Larkin, also played in the majors (and with the Reds). Larkin's other brother Byron Larkin, was a second-team All-American basketball player at Xavier University, and is currently the color commentator on Xavier basketball radio broadcasts. Larkin's eldest brother, Mike, was a captain of the University of Notre Dame's football team in 1985.

He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Brielle (18) and Cymber (12), and a son, Shane (16). Shane plays on the same football team as Trey Griffey, the son of Ken Griffey Jr., another Cincinnati Moeller Graduate, and the grandson of Ken Griffey Sr. He also plays basketball for his school team. He was ranked 13 in the nation at one time. Larkin's daughters play lacrosse.(Brielle for her school team and Cymber for a local team.)

Philanthropy

In 2008, Larkin released a charity wine called "Barry Larkin's Merlot" with 100% of his proceeds supporting Champions Sports Foundation. Larkin built the Champions Sports Complex to harness the power of sport and use it to successfully develop the youth in America by targeting their social, emotional, and educational needs. The Foundation was established as the premier safe haven for the total development of young people through the authority of sport.

See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time
• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• 30-30 club
• Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} David L. Porter (2000). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 851–2. ISBN 0313311757. 
2. ^ Davidson, Jim (1985-06-04). "Jays pick catcher in opening round". Globe and Mail. 
3. ^ Lombardi, Stephen M. (2005). The Baseball Same Game: Finding Comparable Players from the National Pastime. pp. 181. ISBN 0595354572. 
4. ^ Russel, Shannon (2008-07-20). "Reds hail HOF inductees". Cincinnati Enquirer. http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/SPT04/807200417. 
5. ^ "MLB Network adds Barry Larkin to on-air talent lineup". MLB.com. 2008-12-23. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081223&content_id=3726537&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb. Retrieved 2008-12-25. 
6. ^ Barry Larkin to Manange US Team SI.com, March 13, 2009

External links

• Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Library - article and bio
• ESPN profile and stats

Awards and achievements
Preceded by David Justice	National League Player of the Month June 1991	Succeeded by Barry Bonds
Preceded by Don Mattingly	Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 1994	Succeeded by Curt Schilling
Preceded by Jeff Bagwell	National League Most Valuable Player 1995	Succeeded by Ken Caminiti

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