# Stephen Larkin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stephen_Larkin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stephen_Larkin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Larkin > Source revision: 1332923865 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (born 1973)}} {{for|the baseball pitcher|Steve Larkin}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Stephen Larkin |team=Savannah State Tigers |position=[First baseman](/source/First_baseman) |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1973|7|24}} |birth_place=[Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 27 |debutyear=1998 |debutteam=Cincinnati Reds |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=1998 |finalteam=Cincinnati Reds |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) |stat1value=.333 |stat2label=[Hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) |stat2value=1 |stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in) |stat3value=0 |teams= * [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) ({{mlby|1998}}) |highlights= }} '''Stephen Karari Larkin''' (born July 24, 1973) is an American former [professional](/source/professional) [first baseman](/source/first_baseman). He played in one [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) game during his career for the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) in 1998. He spent most of his baseball career in the [minor leagues](/source/Minor_League_Baseball). Early in the 2025 college baseball season, Larkin was appointed as an assistant coach of the [Savannah State Tigers baseball](/source/Savannah_State_Tigers_baseball) team.{{cite news |last1=Coker |first1=Michael |title=Savannah State University Hires Stephen Larkin as Assistant Baseball Coach |url=https://blackcollegenines.com/savannah-state-university-hires-stephen-larkin-as-assistant-baseball-coach/ |access-date=14 January 2026 |work=Black College Nines |date=18 March 2025}} ==Playing career== Larkin attended the [University of Texas at Austin](/source/University_of_Texas_at_Austin), and played [college baseball](/source/college_baseball) for the [Texas Longhorns](/source/Texas_Longhorns_baseball). He played in the [College World Series](/source/College_World_Series) in [1992](/source/1992_College_World_Series) and [1993](/source/1993_College_World_Series).{{cn|date=December 2022}} In {{By|1994}}, he was drafted in the 10th round by the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) and began playing in the minors for the Low-A [Hudson Valley Renegades](/source/Hudson_Valley_Renegades), and then for the Single-A [Charleston RiverDogs](/source/Charleston_RiverDogs) in {{By|1995}}. He also played thirteen games for the [Winston-Salem Warthogs](/source/Winston-Salem_Warthogs) that same year. In {{By|1996}}, he played for the Single-A [Charleston AlleyCats](/source/Charleston_AlleyCats) for half a season and again for the Winston-Salem Warthogs and stayed on with the latter for the {{By|1997}} season, as well. In {{mlby|1998}}, he was called up from the minors, then playing for the [Chattanooga Lookouts](/source/Chattanooga_Lookouts), for his game with the Cincinnati Reds. Stephen Larkin played first base, his brother Barry played shortstop, while fellow Reds [Bret Boone](/source/Bret_Boone) played second base and his younger brother [Aaron Boone](/source/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.{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=larkiba01 |title=Barry Larkin Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |via=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=September 28, 1998 |page=B-2 |access-date=October 29, 2019}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609201908/https://apnews.com/article/21e5cee475543a527dedf07857871110 |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Reds Start All-Family Infield |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/barry-larkin-brother-stephen-reds-1998/ |title=Games That Matter | By Barry Larkin |publisher=Theplayerstribune.com |date=October 1, 2015 |access-date=December 2, 2017}} 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](/source/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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199809270.shtml | title=Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, September 27, 1998 }} He spent the {{By|1999}} and {{By|2000}} seasons with the Lookouts. He finished his career by playing in the independent professional leagues from 2001 through 2005.{{cn|date=December 2022}} ==Personal life== He is the brother of [Barry Larkin](/source/Barry_Larkin), who is a member of the [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame). Another brother, [Byron Larkin](/source/Byron_Larkin), was an All-American basketball player at [Xavier University](/source/Xavier_University). They were all raised [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church).{{Cite web|last=Morrison|first=Jay|title=Ex-Reds' Larkin inducted into Hall of Fame|url=https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/baseball/reds-larkin-inducted-into-hall-fame/KdX3adTAgDg0NhebAwLsYN/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=springfield-news-sun|language=English}} He attended [Archbishop Moeller High School](/source/Archbishop_Moeller_High_School), graduating in 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/L/Stephen-Larkin.shtml |title=Stephen Larkin Baseball Statistics (1993-2005) |publisher=Thebaseballcube.com |date=1973-07-24 |accessdate=2014-04-23}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|mlb=203718|br=l/larkist02|brm=larkin001ste}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larkin, Stephen}} Category:Cincinnati Reds players Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Major League Baseball first basemen Category:Hudson Valley Renegades players Category:Charleston RiverDogs players Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players Category:Texas Longhorns baseball players Category:Bridgeport Bluefish players Category:Nashua Pride players Category:Newark Bears players Category:Northeast League Aces players Category:Allentown Ambassadors players Category:Parma Baseball Club players Category:Baseball players from Cincinnati Category:African-American Catholics Category:American expatriate baseball players in Italy Category:Charleston AlleyCats players Category:Winston-Salem Warthogs players Category:Moeller High School alumni Category:Savannah State Tigers baseball coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stephen Larkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Larkin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Larkin?action=history)). 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