Larry Stephen McCall (born September 8, 1952) is a former

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who played for the

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(–) and the Texas Rangers (). He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Playing career

McCall was signed by the

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on February 27, 1971, as an amateur

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. On September 16, 1974, he was purchased by the California Angels, but was returned to the Orioles by the Angels on October 25 of the year. On April 10, 1976, he was released by the Orioles, and on the same day, signed with the New York Yankees as a

. McCall made his Major League debut on September 10, 1977, with the Yankees against the

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, with 20,296 people attending the game. McCall was called to replace Stan Thomas, and pitched the top of the seventh inning; the Yankees lost the game to the Blue Jays 19–4. On November 10, 1978, McCall was traded by the New York Yankees with

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, and cash to the Texas Rangers for

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, and minor leaguer Greg Jemison. He played his final Major League game on September 27, 1979. On January 4, 1980, McCall was traded by the Rangers with

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(minors) and Gary Gray to the

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for

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Coaching career

McCall served as the pitching coach with the

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in 1990. He later coached the Class-A

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for two seasons. He was with the

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for the 1993 season and spent three seasons there before going to the

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in 1996. McCall was the pitching coach for the Double-A Bowie Baysox in 1997, and that off-season he went to Australia to serve as the pitching coach for the

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. After spending the four years with the Rochester Red Wings, he served as the pitching coach for the

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in 2002, and for the

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in 2003. In 2005, McCall was named the winner of the Cal Ripken Sr. Player Development Award. McCall was the

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for Baltimore during the second half of the 2006 season. His 21 years as a coach in the organization came to an end on September 24, 2010, when the Orioles declined to retain him.Connolly, Dan. "Facebook allows Patton to meet half-sister for first time," ''The Baltimore Sun'', Saturday, September 25, 2010.
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