Perfect World Series game pitcher Larsen passes away
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Journeyman pitcher Don Larsen, the only player in World Series history to throw a perfect game, died of cancer on Wednesday. He was 90.
Larsen鈥檚 family spokesman Andrew Levy said the former New York Yankee died from cancer of the esophagus in Hayden, Idaho. 鈥淭he world is less 鈥榩erfect鈥 today,鈥 Levy wrote on Twitter. 鈥淒on Larsen, the only man to pitch a perfect game in World Series history, is gone. Goodbye, my friend. We will miss you!鈥 Born in Indiana, on August 7, 1929, Larsen pitched his way into baseball lore on October 8, 1956, when he retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers he faced as the New York Yankees won Game 5 2-0 before capturing the World Series in seven games. The perfect game included seven strikeouts and ended with the iconic image of catcher Yogi Berra leaping into Larsen鈥檚 arms. Larsen posted a career 81-91 record with seven Major League Baseball clubs and won two World Series over 14 seasons with the Yankees. 鈥淲e are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Don Larsen,鈥 the Yankees said in a statement on Wednesday. 鈥淒on鈥檚 perfect game is a defining moment for our franchise, encapsulating a storied era of Yankees success and ranking among the greatest single-game performances in Major League Baseball history.鈥 Larsen was named Most Valuable Player of the 1956 World Series, then won another championship with the Yankees in 1958.
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