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32* LARRY GURA (Franchise player #0107 - 1976-03)

All-Star

Position: P

Larry Gura

 Lawrence Cyril Gura
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

College: Arizona State

Born: November 26, 1947 in Joliet, IL

 Acquired: May 16, 1976: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Royals for Fran Healy

Released: May 18, 1985
MLB Debut: April 30, 1970
Final MLB Game: July 27, 1985		 Royals Debut: May 22, 1976
Final Royals Game: May 3, 1985
Member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame - Class of 1992

Awards & Achievements
Royals Pitcher of the Month: September 1976, June 1978, August 1978, September 1978, April 1980, May 1980, July 1980, April 1981, August 1981, August 1982, April 1983, April 1984
Royals Pitcher of the Year: 1978 & 1981
All-American All-Star Team: 1980
AL Pitcher of the Month: July 1980, September 1981
 
Statistics with the Royals (led team in bold) (led league in red)
Year W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1976 4 0 20 2 1 1 1 62.2 47 20 16 4 20 22 2.30
1977 8 5 52 6 1 1 10 106.1 108 43 37 8 28 46 3.13
1978 16 4 35 26 8 2 0 221.2 183 73 67 13 60 81 2.72
1979 13 12 39 33 7 1 0 233.2 226 137 116 29 73 85 4.47
1980 18 10 36 36 16 4 0 283.1 272 107 93 20 76 113 2.95
1981 11 8 23 23 12 2 0 172.1 139 61 52 11 35 61 2.72
1982 18 12 37 37 8 3 0 248.0 251 124 111 31 64 98 4.03
1983 11 18 34 31 5 0 0 200.1 220 119 109 23 76 57 4.90
1984 12 9 31 25 3 0 0 168.2 175 102 97 26 67 68 5.18
1985 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4.1 7 6 6 1 4 2 12.46
w/Royals 111 78 310 219 61 16 12 1701.1 1628 792 704 166 503 633 3.72
Career 126 97 403 261 71 16 14 2047.0 2020 958 855 204 600 801 3.76

For complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Larry Gura page

*wore #37 in 1976 & 1977

 
Notes
Also pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1970-73, 1985) & the New York Yankees (1974-75)
 
 
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