Ex-Yankee Don Larsen, only pitcher to throw perfect game in World Series, dies at 90

Thursday, 2 January 2020
Don Larsen, who has died at 90, pitched a perfect game for the New York Yankees on Oct. 8, 1956, in Game 5 of World Series against Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Former Yankees Pitcher Don Larsen Dies at Age 90. Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956 for the New York Yankees. Larsen led the Yankees to victory in Game 5. and the Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. After being removed in the second inning of Game...

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