finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1934 right 2 may 1969 norristown , pennsylvania cincinnati , ohio 1934 may 9 0 -- 0 8 1.50 pitcher detroit tigers win -- loss record strikeouts earned run average may 6 9 december 1910 stevelarkingoudeycard.jpg steve larkin
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steve larkin

stephen patrick larkin -lrb- december 9 , 1910 -- may 2 , 1969 -rrb- was a major league baseball pitcher .
larkin joined the detroit tigers organization in 1931 , signing a contract with evansville .
during the 1931 season , he played in raleigh , north carolina , and wheeling , west virginia .
during the 1932 season , he played for the tigers ' farm clubs in decatur , illinois , moline , illinois , huntington , and beaumont .
in 1933 , he compiled a 22 -- 7 record for the shreveport sports in the dixie league , pitching 280 innings with 142 strikeouts and 96 walks .
he led the dixie league in wins and winning percentage during the 1933 season .
after his strong performance in shreveport , larkin was invited to the tigers ' spring camp at lakeland , florida , in 1934 .
he played in two games for the 1934 detroit tigers .
he pitched 6 innings and gave up only one earned run for an earned run average of 1.50 .
with the tigers ' having a strong pitching staff , larkin was sent to beaumont in june 1934 .
in november 1934 , `` the sporting news '' profiled larkin as one of the `` minors coming up to majors in ' 35 . ''
`` the sporting news '' said of larkin : `` if size , weight and general physical appointments mean anything , somebody will have to move over on the detroit bench and make room for steve larkin next spring .
the 200-pounder , towering an inch above six feet ... appears to be one of the most promising of the pitching prospects scheduled to receive big league inspection . ''
larkin did not make the tigers ' roster in 1935 .
after two more years in detroit 's farm system , playing in beaumont and milwaukee , larkin was released by the tigers ' organization in december 1936 .
larkin concluded his baseball career in 1938 pitching for portland and fort worth .
