# Duane Larson

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For the general and fighter pilot, see [Duane S. Larson](/source/Duane_S._Larson).

Baseball player

Duane Larson Infielder Born: 1948 (age 77–78) Bats: Both Throws: Right

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**Duane Carl Larson** (born December 6, 1948) is an American former [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball) [infielder](/source/Infielder) and [manager](/source/Manager_(baseball)) and is currently a [Major League](/source/Major_League_Baseball) scout and special assistant to the [General Manager](/source/General_Manager) in the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) organization.

Larson came to the Braves organization in 2003 from the [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays), where he worked in scouting and player development for 26 years. Larson joined the Blue Jays organization in 1977, working as a minor league scout and manager of Utica in the [New York–Penn League](/source/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League).

The former infielder played in the [Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres) [farm system](/source/Farm_system) from 1972 to 1976, and began coaching as a player/coach with Reno of the [California League](/source/California_League) during the 1975-76 seasons. Larson was the skipper for the [Carolina League](/source/Carolina_League) [Kinston Eagles](/source/Carolina_Mudcats) in 1979. From 1982 to 1984, Larson managed at Medicine Hat, where he led the team to a [Pioneer League](/source/Pioneer_League_(baseball)) championship in 1982. In 1985 Larson became a scouting supervisor and was named a special assignment scout in 1994. Larson was honored in 1996 with the Toronto Blue Jays [Al LaMacchia](/source/Al_LaMacchia) Award for excellence in scouting.

Larson graduated from the [University of Santa Clara](/source/University_of_Santa_Clara), majoring in [economics](/source/Economics). He played with the [Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks](/source/Alaska_Goldpanners_of_Fairbanks) during the summer seasons of 1970 and 1971.[1] In 1970, he hit .335 and was named the team MVP.[1] In 1971, Larson hit .310 and set the team's single-season stolen base record with 47,[1] beating the previous record of 35 by Doug Hunt in 1969. He also helped the Goldpanners to a runner-up finish at the 1971 [National Baseball Congress World Series](/source/National_Baseball_Congress_World_Series).[2] In 1973, Larson was selected to the all-time Goldpanner all-star team by a fan vote.[1]

He lives in [Knoxville, Tennessee](/source/Knoxville%2C_Tennessee).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allstar_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allstar_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-allstar_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-allstar_1-3) Simpson, Allan (July 18, 1973). ["All-time Goldpanner all-star team named"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/fairbanks-daily-news-miner/158465212/). *[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner](/source/Fairbanks_Daily_News-Miner)*. p. 16. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["'71 Goldpanners holding reunion"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/fairbanks-daily-news-miner/158464984/). *[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner](/source/Fairbanks_Daily_News-Miner)*. June 21, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

## External links

- [Alaska Goldpanners Scrapbook](https://web.archive.org/web/20111019004846/http://goldpanners.com/Scrapbook/l/larson-duane_70-71.html)

- [Official bio](http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/atl/player_dev.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

- Career statistics from [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=larson001dua)

v t e West Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year 1968: David 1969: Corder 1970: Larson 1971: Larson 1972: Troedson 1973: Noah 1974: Delyon 1975: Perkins 1976: Lee 1982: Furman & Oliva 1985: Bierley 1986: Donnels 1987: Erickson & Faries 1988: Buckley & Rolls 1989: Hirtensteiner 1990: Bradbury 1991: Ciccarella 1992: Rodriguez 1993: Herde 1994: Thompson 1995: Christenson 1996: Parmenter 1997: Frank 1998: Walter 1999: Bozied 2000: Angel & Sardinha 2001: Haren 2002: Gold 2003: Dierks & Estrada 2004: Thibault 2005: Tracy 2006: Cousins 2007: Buschini 2008: Thames 2009: Meador 2010: Meador 2011: Bryant & Gonzales 2012: Sever 2013: Bryant & Gonzales 2014: Joe 2015: Holder 2016: Bohling 2017: Adams 2018: Qsar 2019: Hale 2020: Not awarded 2021: Luevano 2022: Ricketts 2023: Almanza & Deming 2024: Christian 2025: Bell 2026: Bell

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