Don Larsen Baseball player

Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953–1967 for seven different teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965), and Chicago Cubs (1967).Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is currently the only no-hitter or perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no hitters in MLB postseason history. He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.

Personal facts

Don Larsen
Alias (AKA)Larsen Donald James; Larsen Donald J.
Birth dateAugust 07, 1929

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Baseball player

Career startApril 18, 1953
Career endJuly 07, 1967
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago Cubs
History of the St. Louis Browns
position
Pitcher
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
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Don Larsen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://proxy.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2006/columns/story?columnist=thompson_wright&id=2635662
  2. http://www.cmgww.com/baseball/larsen
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B10080NYA1956.htm
  4. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Plarsd102.htm
  5. http://www.sdhoc.com/sport/baseball/don-larsen