Don Larsen (1929-2020)

Donald “Don” James Larsen, the imperfect pitcher who became the only major league hurler to throw a perfect game in the World Series and spent the last 25-years of his life living on Hayden Lake, has thrown his final pitch. He was 90.

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Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

In this Aug. 2, 2008, photo, Former New York Yankees picher Don Larsen tips his hat to fans during introduction ceremonies before an old-timers baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.

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In this Oct. 8, 1956, photo, New York Yankees' Don Larsen delivers a pitch in the fourth inning of Game 5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the baseball World Series en route to the first World Series perfect game. The Yankees won 2-0 and went on to win the series. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.
In this Oct. 8, 1956, photo, New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra leaps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen struck out the last Brooklyn Dodgers batter to complete his perfect game during Game 5 of the World Series in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.

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In this Sunday, June 17, 2018, photo, New York Yankees' Don Larsen sits in the dugout before the Yankees' Old-Timers' Day baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.

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In this June 28, 2012, photo, New York Yankees great Don Larsen reacts during a news conference announcing the auction of his 1956 perfect game uniform, in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game and only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.

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In this March 1956 photo, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen poses for a photo during baseball spring training in St. Petersburg, Fla. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.
In this Oct. 8, 1956, photo, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen signs a baseball for Brooklyn Dodgers manager Walter O'Malley in the dressing room after Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Dodgers during Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York. Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the Yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only no-hitter in World Series history, died Wednesday night, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 90.
In this 1998 photo, Don Larsen poses with the ball, glove, shoes and cap that he wore on the day in 1956 when he threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the World Series that year. The photo behind shows catcher Yogi Berra jumping into Larsen's arms at the end of the game.

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In this 2018 photo, legendary pitcher Don Larsen, right, talks about playing with another baseball legend Satchel Paige when the pair were on the St. Lewis Browns. Larsen was visiting with Carole Ronek, left, of Wichita,Tom Klack, of Maine, and Paulette Julanura, of Spokane. The three are first cousins to Eddie Gaedel. The group gathered at O'Doherty's in downtown Spokane for the annual Eddie Gaedel Day. Larsen is famous for pitching a perfect game in the World Series for the New York Yankees in 1956. Gaedel, who stood 3 feet 7 inches, is famous for batting in a Major League game for the St. Louis Browns on Aug. 19, 1951, and was walked on four pitches.

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