Stephen Larkin | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | July 24, 1973|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 27, 1998, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1998, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .333 |
Hits | 1 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Stephen Karari Larkin (born July 24,1973) is an American former professional first baseman. He played in one Major League Baseball MLB game during his career,for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates,batting 1-for-3. He spent most of his baseball career in the minor leagues.
Larkin attended the University of Texas at Austin,and played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. He played in the College World Series in 1992 and 1993.[ citation needed ]
In 1994,he was drafted in the 10th round by the Texas Rangers and began playing in the minors for the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades,and then for the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs in 1995. He also played thirteen games for the Winston-Salem Warthogs that same year.
In 1996,he played for the Single-A Charleston AlleyCats for half a season and again for the Winston-Salem Warthogs and stayed on with the latter for the 1997 season,as well. In 1998,he was called up from the minors,then playing for the Chattanooga Lookouts,for his game with the Cincinnati Reds. Stephen Larkin played first base,his brother Barry played shortstop,while fellow Reds Bret Boone played second base and his younger brother Aaron Boone played third base making the occasion the only time in baseball history that two sets of siblings were on the field at the same time. [1] [2] [3]
Stephen Larkin's hit was a single hit on the ground,which passed between the opponent's first and second basemen during the bottom of the sixth inning of a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the Reds' last game of the season,when the Reds were already eliminated from further contention for that year. The Reds won this game,4 to 1. [4] He spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons with the Lookouts. He finished his career by playing in the independent professional leagues from 2001 through 2005.[ citation needed ]
He is the brother of Barry Larkin,who is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Another brother,Byron Larkin,was an All-American basketball player at Xavier University. They were all raised Catholic. [5]
He attended Archbishop Moeller High School,graduating in 1991. [6]
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