{"id":11916,"date":"2020-01-02T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/?p=11916"},"modified":"2020-01-02T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:46:43","slug":"don-larsen-pitcher-who-threw-world-series-perfect-game-dead-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/2020\/01\/02\/don-larsen-pitcher-who-threw-world-series-perfect-game-dead-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Larsen, pitcher who threw World Series perfect game, dead at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11918\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-1536x865.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-696x392.jpg 696w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-1068x601.jpg 1068w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen-746x420.jpg 746w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/mlb\/files\/2020\/01\/donlarsen.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The world got a little less perfect on Wednesday with the passing of Don Larsen.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen, a journeyman pitcher, is best remembered for throwing the only perfect game in World Series history. The perfect game came on Oct. 8, 1956 in Game 5 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Larsen recorded seven strike outs and needed just 97 pitches in the 2-0 Yankees win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The world is less &#8216;perfect&#8217; today,&#8221; tweeted Larsen rep Andrew Levy. &#8220;Don Larsen, the only man to pitch a perfect game in World Series history, is gone. Goodbye, my friend. We will miss you!&#8221; Levy told the Associated Press that Larsen had died of esophageal cancer in Hayden, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees tweeted the following condolences.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Don Larsen, who remained a welcome &amp; familiar face at our annual Old-Timers\u2019 Day celebrations. The Yankees organization extends its deepest condolences to Don\u2019s family and friends during this difficult time. He will be missed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OgOdofzSTS\">pic.twitter.com\/OgOdofzSTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1212588088242905088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Yogi Berra jumped on me and grabbed with the bear hug, my mind went completely blank,&#8221; Larsen wrote in his autobiography. &#8220;I was under friendly attack &#8230; I was swept into the dugout.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Larsen lasted 14 years in the major leagues pitching for seven different teams compiling a 81-91 career record. In addition to the 1956 World Series, Larsen was also a member of the Yankees 1958 world Series team.<\/p>\n<p>On July 18, 1999 Larsen and Berra recreated the scene from the 1956 series as the pitcher went to throw a ceremonial first pitch. Yankees pitcher David Cone then took to the mound and threw a perfect game against the Montreal Expos.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen&#8217;s perfect game is the only in post season history. Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds during the 2010 National League Division Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world got a little less perfect on Wednesday with the passing of Don Larsen. Larsen, a journeyman pitcher, is best remembered for throwing the only perfect game in World Series history. The perfect game came on Oct. 8, 1956 in Game 5 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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