Lary Sorensen
Lary Sorensen | |
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 7, 1977, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 93–103 |
Earned run average | 4.15 |
Strikeouts | 569 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Lary Alan Sorensen (born October 4, 1955) is an American former
Baseball career
Sorensen attended the
In an 11-season career, Sorensen posted a 93–103 record with a 4.15
In 1978, Sorensen won a career-high 18 games for the Brewers and made the American League All-Star team. He worked three innings and, after allowing a leadoff infield single to Larry Bowa, retired nine batters in a row: Reggie Smith, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Greg Luzinski, Steve Garvey, Ted Simmons, Dave Winfield, and Bowa.
Sorensen ranked fifth in the A.L. in complete games in both 1978 (17) and 1979 (16). He led N.L. pitchers with 15 putouts in 1981.
For his career, Sorensen averaged 2.084 walks per nine innings pitched.
Drug and alcohol problems
On February 28, 1986, Sorensen and ten others were suspended for admitting during the Pittsburgh drug trials that they were involved in cocaine abuse. While seven were initially suspended for the entire season, Sorensen was given a shorter 60-day suspension. All eleven were allowed to forgo their suspension after agreeing to large anti-drug donations and community service.[2]
Sorensen's record of substance abuse continued after his playing days, including numerous DUI convictions. On October 16, 1999, he was picked up with a BAC of .35%.[3]
Sorensen's sixth offense resulted in a multi-year
Sorensen has been arrested for drunken driving seven times[5] and twice served time in prison; most recently being released in December 2009.[6]
Post-playing career
Sorensen became a broadcaster while still an active player, working as a sports reporter for WTMJ-TV Channel 4 in Milwaukee during the offseason. After his playing career ended, he served as a
After serving his first prison sentence, Sorensen worked at a McDonald's restaurant in Roseville, Michigan, for three months. He also worked at a storage facility in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
In 2014, Sorensen returned to broadcasting, providing radio color commentary for Wake Forest University baseball and television color commentary for the Winston-Salem Dash (Chicago White Sox Class High-A team in the Carolina League). He began doing radio color commentary for Wake Forest football in 2017.
See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Ron. "The Eighties: A terrible time of trial and error," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Sept. 29, 2000).
- ^ Associated Press. "Sorenson arrested for drunk driving," Sports Illustrated (Dec. 01, 1999).
- ^ Girard, Fred (7 February 2008). "Ex-Tigers broadcaster in jail". Detroit News. p. 2D. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Sorensen Busted for Another DUI," Zoner Sports (Feb. 2, 2008).
- ^ MDOC #469375, Michigan Department of Corrections website. Accessed May 16, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League