Terry Larkin

Terry Larkin
Terry Larkin
	Pitcher
	Born: 1856; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
	Died: September 16, 1894; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 20, 1876, for the New York Mutuals
Last MLB appearance
	October 13, 1884, for the Richmond Virginians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	89–80
Earned run average	2.43
Strikeouts	406
Teams
	New York Mutuals (1876); Hartford Dark Blues (1877); Chicago White Stockings (1878–1879); Troy Trojans (1880); Richmond Virginians (1884);

Frank S. "Terry" Larkin (1856^[1] – September 16, 1894) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five teams during a six-season career.^[1]

Career

Larkin, a right-hander, debuted on May 20, 1876 for the New York Mutuals, pitching a complete game in his only appearance of the season. He pitched in 1877 for the Hartford Dark Blues, posting a 29–25 record while pitching 501 innings. He then moved to the Chicago White Stockings for the 1878 and 1879 seasons, going 29–26 in 1878 and 31–23 in 1879, pitching over 500 innings each season. Larkin was a good hitter for a pitcher and finished 8th in the National League with 32 runs batted in (RBI), while hitting for a .288 average in 1878.^[1]

Post-career

In April 1883, Larkin was arrested and hospitalized after shooting his wife, shooting at the responding police officers and then attempting to cut his own throat with a razor.^[2] The following month, while still hospitalized, he attempted to kill himself again. He blamed his condition on having "been a sufferer for a long time with malaria."^[3] In August of that year, he was sent to prison for six months after being accused of beating his wife.^[4] After his release from prison, his father took him into his home. Within a week of his release, Larkin was arrested for pulling his father out of bed at 3:00 in the morning, pulling a gun on him and threatening to shoot him.^[5]

Larkin was later institutionalized after challenging his former employer to a duel with pistols, and while apparently still hospitalized committed suicide^[6] by slitting his throat with a razor on September 16, 1894 in Brooklyn, New York. He is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Terry Larkin's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
^ "Bloodthirsty". The Brooklyn Union. April 25, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "Larkin Again Attempts Suicide". Wayne County Herald. May 3, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "Frank Larkin Sent to Prison". Daily Freeman. August 3, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "Frank Larkin Again". The Brooklyn Union. February 18, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ "Suicides". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
^ "Terry Larkin's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 19, 2008.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[reference-1] "Terry Larkin's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2008.

[2] "Bloodthirsty". The Brooklyn Union. April 25, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[3] "Larkin Again Attempts Suicide". Wayne County Herald. May 3, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[4] "Frank Larkin Sent to Prison". Daily Freeman. August 3, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[5] "Frank Larkin Again". The Brooklyn Union. February 18, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[suicide-6] "Suicides". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved August 19, 2008.

[retrosheet-7] "Terry Larkin's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 19, 2008.

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