Book cover of indiana born major league baseball players, by pete cava. Mantle collectibles guide books part 4 sports collectors digest. Also see perfect game reason to party don larsens career statistics. Larsens perfect game is the only perfect game in the history of the world series one of only 23 perfect games in major league baseball history. Don larsen address, contact don larsen for free celebrity fan mail autographs by mail. Don larsen mlb player profile page from whatifsports. Don larsens perfect game for the new york yankees against the brooklyn dodgers in game 5 of the 1956 world series was captured in color photography by an anonymous fan. This is a hasslefree site no popups, no sound, no user ids, no spyware, and no huge graphics. Don drysdale was born on thursday, july 23, 1936, in van nuys, california.
During a 15year major league baseball mlb career, he pitched from. Don james larsen august 7, 1929 january 1, 2020 was an american professional baseball pitcher. The highlight was don larsens perfect game in game 5. Larsens perfect game is the only one in the history of the world series. The greatest game ever pitched in baseball history by don larsen, a. The 1956 world series of major league baseball was played between the new york yankees.
The 69th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league champion oakland athletics and the national league champion cincinnati reds. Get the latest updated stats for chicago cubs pitcher don larsen on. Don larsen, however, has one more career win than carl pavano, who has a winning record. He won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts and five of them onehitters, and he is. Larsen made his major league debut in 1953 and had his last appearance in 1967. It was his 97th and final pitch for the new york yankees on monday, oct. Don larsen pitched perfect game in the world series. The 1972 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1972 season. I didnt get nervous my main object was to win the game. Don larsen baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and.
Review the box score and relive the moment yourself. During a 15year mlb career, he pitched from 19531967 for seven different teams. Don marked his place in baseball history as he threw the remarkable perfect game in game 5 on the 1956 world series. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Hes retired now, living the good life at his north idaho lakefront home, with memories that will last forever. Ted kluszewski first base, don larsen pitching and harvey kuenn infield. Books, original text from nohitters mcfarland, 02152000, don larsen, page 188. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract. Check out don larsen career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. They have also lectured, appeared on television, authored many articles on sports history and studied countless sports artifacts that can only be described as national treasures. The san francisco chronicle wrote about madcap don larsen, a carefree soul who breaks automobiles, likes bright lights, reads comic booksand is just about the last person in baseball who might be expected to pitch a perfect game. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids.
Texas authors institute of history is a museum designed to save the history of texas authors. Frank ceresi and carol mcmains, formerly of the national sports gallery in washington, d. In baltimore, larsen led the american league in losses with 21 in 1954, then pitched his best season with the yankees in 1956 when he went 115. On monday, october 8, 1956, in game 5 of the 1956 world series, pitcher don larsen of the new york yankees threw a perfect game against the brooklyn dodgers at yankee stadium. Don larsen baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and.
After his retirement from baseball, garagiola lent his name to a 1960 book baseball is a funny game, which sold well upon release and helped establish garagiola as a personality. Don larsen pitched fifteen years with seven different teams, never won more than eleven games in a season any year he pitched, lost a league leading twentyone games. To read more games project stories from this book, click here. Part of a series of biographical books on baseball greats, reis traces. Perfect captures our hearts as it carries us back to the golden age of baseball and the more innocent world of the 1950s. Don larsens baseball career ran the gamut, from the ridiculous to the sublime. The baseball page has rizzuto as the 17th best ss of all time remember he lost prime seasons during wwii. Featured is a rawlings baseball, signed by don larsen to the sweet spot. Larsen was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april.
Not just for him, but for generations of sports fans. Don larsen, the new york yankees 1956 world series hero has entered hospice care. There are 12 items required and the current finest possible set rating is 10. Did you know that don larsen pitched for fourteen years with eight different clubs and only won eightyone games during his career. Don larsen is baseballs perfect example that one moment can define a career on oct.
The scoreboard tells the story of don larsens world series perfection. According to a statement by his son, the 90yearold lars. Don larsen today pitched a nohit, norun, nomanreachfirst game in a world series. Don larsens miraculous world series game and the men who made it happen paper, lew on. Don larsen played for the orioles on their return to the big leagues in 1954 and went 321. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Colorful indianaborn baseball players hoosier history live.
Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. On this date in 1956, in game 5 of the 1956 world series, don larsen of the new york yankees pitched a perfect game against the brooklyn dodgers. Don larsen s gem on october 8, 1956, will always be one of the most famous dates in the history of baseball. New york countered with don larsen, who had a record of 3040. At the same time we will be having educational seminars and programs to inspire the future authors of texas and provide space for readers to come and enjoy the rich history of texas authors. Onetime orioles pitcher don larsen was fearless, harddrinking and.
Don larsens 1956 world series perfect game in rare color. Perfect captures our hearts as it carries us back to the golden age of baseball and the more. Sponsor this pageattach your namecompany to the don larsen page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. The game was held on july 11, 1960, at municipal stadium in kansas city, missouri the home of the kansas city athletics of the american league. And more than half of the players dont sign index cards anymore, i goes to a lot of minor league games i only do cards and there is one guy that dont buy cards and try to get the entire team on index, and more than half of the players wouldnt sign because their agent told them people can copy the signature and use it on fraud so he get. The 1960 major league baseball allstar game was the 28th playing of the midsummer classic between the allstars of the american league al and national league nl, the two leagues comprising major league baseball. The don larsen world series stats seen below include his world series yearbyyear hitting stats, world series fielding stats, and world series pitching stats where applicable. Daniel takes readers through a complex journey that was the 1980 baseball season in his new book, phinally. They have bill mazeroski as the 18th best 2nd baseman of all time, right between hofers bobby doerr and joe gordon. The booklargely ghostwrittenwas a collection of humorous anecdotes surrounding his upbringing and his playing career, and showcased the. Don larsens perfect game, by louis phillips archived innings. Don larsens miraculous world series game and the men. He was the 1956 al babe ruth award winner and the world series mvp after his.
Don larsen was born on august 7, 1929 in michigan city, indiana, usa as don james larsen. Big bodacious book of baseball schlossberg, dan, appel, martin, johnstone, jay on. The baseball is presented in a plastic display case. Don larsens miraculous world series game and the men who made it happen. Pitched the only perfect game in world series history. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The world series at 100 marking the 100th anniversary of the world series, nprs bob edwards looks back at highlights of the fall classic and talks to the author of a.
So many native hoosiers have excelled in the major leagues 10 natives of indiana are enshrined in the. Doris kearns goodwin, pulitzer prizewinning author of the bully pulpit on october 8, 1956, new york yankees pitcher don larsen took the mound for game five of the world series against the rival brooklyn dodgers. Larsen had one perfect day by nick acocella special to if nolan ryan had done it, if sandy koufax had done it, if. The pitching career of don larsen can be seen in one game on one day in an incredible world series. Baseball teams hate to have a nohitter pitched against them. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Donald james larsen born august 7, 1929 is an american former major league baseball mlb pitcher. Drysdale was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 17, 1956, with the brooklyn dodgers. Donald howard sutton born april 2, 1945 is an american former professional baseball player. Don larsen was a rather ordinary pitcher during most of his 14 years in the major leagues. Don larsen defined world series perfection baseball hall.