Larry Alton Parrish (born November 10, 1953 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed batter who played with the Montreal Expos (1974-81), Texas Rangers (1982-88) and Boston Red Sox (1988).

One of the most feared hitters in the 70s and 80's, Parrish belted 20 or more home runs five times during his major league career, and won 1979 Expos Player of the Year honors after hitting .307 with 30 homers and 82 RBI. Beside this, he ranks seventh on the Rangers’ all-time home run list (149) and eighth in RBI (522).

Parrish was a career .263 hitter with 256 home runs and 992 RBI in 1891 games. After retiring, he managed the Detroit Tigers from 1998-98, compiling a 82-104 record. Currently, he is the manager for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in the International League.

Highlights

• Twice All-Star (1979, 1987)
• Hit three consecutive home runs in a game (July 30, 1978)
• Hit three grand slams in a week (July 4th, 7th, 10th, 1992), tying MLB record set by Jim Northrup (1968)
• Compiled four career 3-HR game
• One of eight players to hit three homers in a game in both leagues (Babe Ruth, Johnny Mize, Dave Kingman, Cory Snider , Darnell Coles , Claudell Washington and Darryl Strawberry were the other to do it)

See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time
• MLB players who have hit 3 home runs in consecutive innings

External links

• Larry Parrish at:
  • Baseball Library
  • Baseball Reference
  • Toledo Mud Hens web site