Major League Baseball Player. For four seasons (1974 to 1977), he was a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born Lawrence Calvin Demery, his father Artis was a pitcher in the Negro Leagues. Larry attended Locke High School in California and later played collegiate baseball at Los Angeles City College, prior to transferring to the University of Nebraska, where he continued his athletics. Initially drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1971, he was redrafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates one year later (1972). He made his Major League debut on June 2nd, 1974 and pitched in 19 games that year. During his first Major League game, he appeared as a reliever and struck out four of the six batters he faced. In 1976 while splitting time between Pittsburgh's starting rotation and bullpen, he produced a career-high 10 wins, in 145 innings pitched. During the course of his career, he experienced postseason action in the 1974 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and during the 1975 National League Championship Series against the Cincinnati Reds respectively. In 139 career regular season games, he compiled a 29 win, 23 loss record, with a lifetime 3.72 ERA, in 445 innings pitched.
Major League Baseball Player. For four seasons (1974 to 1977), he was a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born Lawrence Calvin Demery, his father Artis was a pitcher in the Negro Leagues. Larry attended Locke High School in California and later played collegiate baseball at Los Angeles City College, prior to transferring to the University of Nebraska, where he continued his athletics. Initially drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1971, he was redrafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates one year later (1972). He made his Major League debut on June 2nd, 1974 and pitched in 19 games that year. During his first Major League game, he appeared as a reliever and struck out four of the six batters he faced. In 1976 while splitting time between Pittsburgh's starting rotation and bullpen, he produced a career-high 10 wins, in 145 innings pitched. During the course of his career, he experienced postseason action in the 1974 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and during the 1975 National League Championship Series against the Cincinnati Reds respectively. In 139 career regular season games, he compiled a 29 win, 23 loss record, with a lifetime 3.72 ERA, in 445 innings pitched.
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