# Larry Gura

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American baseball player (born 1947)

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Larry Gura Pitcher Born: (1947-11-26) November 26, 1947 (age 78) Joliet, Illinois, U.S. Batted: Switch Threw: Left MLB debut April 30, 1970, for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance July 27, 1985, for the Chicago Cubs MLB statistics Win–loss record 126–97 Earned run average 3.76 Strikeouts 801 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Chicago Cubs (1970–1973) New York Yankees (1974–1975) Kansas City Royals (1976–1985) Chicago Cubs (1985) Career highlights and awards All-Star (1980) Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame Medals International Amateur Tournament 1968 Mexico City Team

**Lawrence Cyril Gura** ([/ˈɡʌrə/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); born November 26, 1947) is an American former left-handed [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) from [1970](/source/1970_in_baseball) to [1985](/source/1985_in_baseball). He won a national championship at [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University) and spent 16 years in the [Major Leagues](/source/Major_League_Baseball). He played for the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) (1970–1973, 1985) of the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)), and the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) (1974–1975) and [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) (1976–1985), both of the [American League](/source/American_League). He attended [Joliet East High School](/source/Joliet_Central_High_School) and was inducted into the inaugural Joliet Hall of Fame in Joliet, Illinois.

He was elected to the American League [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) team in 1980 when he had his finest season, finishing with an 18–10 record and a 2.95 ERA. Gura won in double figures for seven consecutive seasons for the Royals (1978–1984) compiling 99 wins over that span. He particularly pestered his former team, the Yankees, against whom he went 11–6 in the regular season as a Royal. Gura was 3–0 against them in both 1979 and 1980, with five complete games, and tossed another complete-game victory against the Yankees in the 1980 [American League Championship Series](/source/American_League_Championship_Series).

Gura was named Royals pitcher of the year two times.

Gura was the Royals' starting pitcher for Games 2 and 5 of the [1980 World Series](/source/1980_World_Series).

He finished with a 126–97 career record, 14 saves, 16 shutouts, and an [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) of 3.76. Gura was also an exceptional fielding pitcher, committing only 7 errors in 483 [total chances](/source/Total_chances) for a career .986 [fielding percentage](/source/Fielding_percentage).[1]

He won 18 games in a season twice including the 1980 season. He ranks in the Royals all-time top 10 in games started (219), innings pitched (1,701.1) and though not a dominant strikeout artist, he still struck out 633 batters in a Royal uniform.

## Highlights

- led the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)) with a .733 [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage) while playing for the [Wichita Aeros](/source/Wichita_Aeros) in 1972

- led the [International League](/source/International_League) with a 2.14 ERA while playing for the [Syracuse Chiefs](/source/Syracuse_Chiefs) in 1974

- led the American League in batters faced (1,175) in 1980

- Was named AL Pitcher of the Month for the months of July 1980 and September 1981.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Larry Gura Career Statistics at Baseball Reference"](https://baseball-reference.com/players/g/gurala01.shtml). *baseball-reference.com*. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

## External links

- [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gurala01.shtml)

- [Retrosheet](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pgural001.htm)

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils 1967 College World Series champions 4 Jack Lind 7 Scott Reid 8 Gary Gentry 12 Randy Bobb 14 Larry Gura 19 Ron Davini (College World Series MOP) 24 Jeff Pentland Head Coach: Bobby Winkles Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils 1969 College World Series champions 2 Lenny Randle 3 John Dolinsek (College World Series MOP) 4 Paul Powell 7 Ralph Dickenson 11 Larry Gura 14 Lerrin LaGrow 20 Jim Crawford 23 Craig Swan Head Coach: Bobby Winkles Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e 1969 College Baseball All-America Team selections P Larry Gura P Burt Hooton C Harry Kendrick C Bob Williams 1B Mike Walseth 2B Vic Ambrose 2B Dick Gold 3B Bill Clark 3B Les Rogers SS Roger Metzger SS Bill Stein OF Noel Jenke OF Bob Long OF Rick Miller OF Paul Powell OF Larry Pyle

v t e Kansas City Royals Opening Day starting pitchers Brian Anderson Kevin Appier Tim Belcher Bud Black Wally Bunker Steve Busby Bruce Chen Dick Drago Danny Duffy Scott Elarton Zack Greinke Mark Gubicza Larry Gura Runelvys Hernández Luke Hochevar Danny Jackson Brad Keller Dennis Leonard José Lima Gil Meche Cole Ragans Bret Saberhagen James Shields Paul Splittorff Jeff Suppan Yordano Ventura Edinson Vólquez

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