# Henry Larkin

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1860–1942)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Henry Larkin
|image=Henry_Larkin_baseball_card.jpg
|position=[First baseman](/source/First_baseman)/[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)
|birth_date={{Birth date|1860|1|12}}
|birth_place=[Reading, Pennsylvania](/source/Reading%2C_Pennsylvania), US
|death_date={{death date and age|1942|1|31|1860|1|12}}
|death_place=Reading, Pennsylvania, US
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=May 1
|debutyear=1884
|debutteam=[Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association))
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 4
|finalyear={{Baseball year|1893}}
|finalteam=[Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1891%E2%80%9399))
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat2label=[Hit](/source/Hit_(baseball))s
|stat3label=[Run](/source/Run_(baseball))s
|stat1value=.303
|stat2value=1,425
|stat3value=925
|teams=
'''As Player'''
*[Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)) ({{Baseball year|1884}}–{{Baseball year|1889}})
*[Cleveland Infants](/source/Cleveland_Infants) ({{Baseball year|1890}})
*[Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics_(1890%E2%80%9391)) ({{Baseball year|1891}})
*[Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1891%E2%80%9399)) ({{Baseball year|1892}}–{{Baseball year|1893}})
'''As Manager'''
*[Cleveland Infants](/source/Cleveland_Infants) ({{Baseball year|1890}})
|highlights=}}

'''Henry E. Larkin''' (January 12, 1860 – January 31, 1942) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player who played [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for 10 seasons (1883–1893).

At age 24, Larkin started his career with the [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) in 1884. On June 16, 1885, he [hit for the cycle](/source/hitting_for_the_cycle). That same year in a single game he recorded four doubles, still a major league record that has been tied many times, but never broken.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doubles Records – Game Records |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_2b1.shtml|work=baseball-almanac.com|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref>
He played six years with the club, usually hitting above .300. His 7th season he switched leagues to the [Players' League](/source/Players'_League), and was the [Cleveland Infants](/source/Cleveland_Infants)' star first baseman, hitting .330 and knocking in 112 RBI. He also managed the club in [1890](/source/1890_in_baseball). When the league disbanded, he returned to Philadelphia, and later finished his career with the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1891%E2%80%9399)). He averaged a .303 batting average for his career. Unlike other power hitters of his era, Larkin hit more of his home runs on the road than at home – 35 versus 18.<ref>James, Bill, ''The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract'', Simon & Schuster, 2003</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_doubles_leaders)
* [List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_triples_leaders)
* [List of Major League Baseball player-managers](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_player-managers)
* [List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_hits_leaders)
* [List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_to_hit_for_the_cycle)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Baseball stats |br=l/larkihe01 |brm=larkin001hen |retro=L/Plarkh101}}

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{{Succession box| before = [George Wood](/source/George_Wood_(baseball)) | title = [Hitting for the cycle](/source/Hitting_for_the_cycle)| years = June 16, 1885 | after = [Mox McQuery](/source/Mox_McQuery)}}
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Category:1860 births
Category:1942 deaths
Category:19th-century baseball players
Category:19th-century American sportsmen
Category:Major League Baseball first basemen
Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players
Category:Cleveland Infants players
Category:Philadelphia Athletics (AA 1891) players
Category:Washington Senators (1891–1899) players
Category:Baseball players from Reading, Pennsylvania
Category:Reading Actives players
Category:Allentown Kelly's Killers players
Category:Easton (minor league baseball) players
Category:Ashland (minor league baseball) players
Category:Altoona Mad Turtles players
Category:Lancaster Chicks players
Category:Hazleton Quay-kers players
Category:Allentown Goobers players
Category:Pottsville Colts players
Category:Major League Baseball player-managers

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