I'm a baseball historian who also enjoys writing. Larsen’s most notable accomplishment was pitching the only perfect game in World Series history on October 8, 1956. Sal retired the first two batters, before Mantle hit into the right-field seats. With the tension tearing at their nerves and sweat breaking out on the palms of the onlookers, Larsen seemed to be the calmest man in the place. This story was written by Joe Trimble.). We’ve spotlighted this game before, but it’s always worth a revisit.
Help Support “Baseball History Comes Alive!” by Doing Your Amazon Shopping Via Our New Sports Fan Shopping Portal! The play wasn't close. 6 Paper, 163. Like the game itself, the images of Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game on Oct. 8, 1956 are iconic—and in black and white.
Let the National League keep playing the right way, with the pitcher hitting. Only when pinch hitter Dale Mitchell was called out on strikes to become the 27th dead Dodger, did Larsen show emotion.
In 1998, Larsen recalled, “I had great control. https://www.mlb.com/video/scully-calls-larsen-s-perfecto-c1081493183 Somewhere in that fuzzy distance of the stands is 16-year old Joe Torre. And that was his greatest asset in the pressure cauldron that was the big Bronx ball park in the late innings, with the crowd of 64, 519 adding to the mounting tension with swelling roars and cheers as one grim-faced Dodger after another failed to break through his serves. That ball would have been a homer in Brooklyn, as it was hit over 880 feet.
And this is to say nothing of the hope our fan-with-camera gave us that somewhere there is another small box full of color pictures taken by another fan in that crowd—hopefully one who had better seats. So, an incredible character who laughs at training rules, reads comic books, and describes himself as "the nightrider," has become the classic pitcher in all baseball legend. The three one-hitters were pitched by Ed Reulbach for the Cubs against the White Sox in 1906, Claude Passeau of the Cubs against Detroit in 1945 and Floyd Bevens. Realmuto this offseason as both clubs need to fix catching woes, West Virginia COVID nurse who came to New York to help charged with shooting woman, 'One of the brightest lights in jazz piano’: Renowned Japanese jazz pianist attacked by teens in NYC subway station, Lucille Ball’s great-granddaughter Desiree Anzalone dead from breast cancer at 31, Italian teen who died of leukemia in 2006 one step closer to reaching sainthood, After another Yankee postseason failure, time for Hal Steinbrenner to demand answers, The unapologetic Proud Boys stand front and center as presidential race heads into final weeks, Stormy Daniels and Melania Trump accuse each other of being a hooker, Paris Hilton leads protest demanding closure of allegedly abusive Utah school, Terrified woman calls for help after monstrous-looking crab invades her home, Yankees try to make sense of another season that ends with crushing postseason loss.
Don Larsen signing a baseball for Brooklyn Dodgers manager Walter O'Malley.
Bauer cracked a hard grounder through the left side. Then it was that Hodges stroked the liner which Carey intercepted a few inches off the ground, juggled while leaning over and running, and then held.
With the series even at two wins apiece, Larsen took the mound for game five and, inning by inning, proceeded to retire each Dodger batter he faced. Somewhere in the almost imperceptible press box is 28-year old Vin Scully, calling the action alongside Allen.
The imperfect man pitched a perfect game yesterday.
Thanks! Don, an affable, nerveless man who laughs his way through life, doesn't know how to worry. The Dodgers, still trying to win, dug in. Andy Carey, who has been the sloppiest man in the Series afield, also helped on two plays. Mickey Mantle’s fourth-inning home run broke the scoreless tie. Casey Stengel then moved two of the outfielders, Mantle and Bauer, a few feet to the left. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I like the DH, it's about time both leagues played by the same rules.
So, the whole country last night was toasting Don Larsen - and that's quite a switch. Contact me: Livac2@aol.com.
Now, for the first time, Larsen was visibly affected.
The crowd gave Larsen a tremendous hand when he came up to bat in the eighth, standing up to applaud.
But while he had six pictures left to take as Larsen completed history, he used none of them on the last pitch, nor Berra’s leap, nor his teammates congratulating Larsen. By the grace of providence, the deflection was toward McDougald who scooped up the bounding ball for a simple play at first. Does Gil Hodges Belong In The Hall of Fame?
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Campy made a poor peg during the chase but Robinson dove for it and made a return throw while on his knees. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! Paul Pryor in His Own Words: The Life and TImes of a 20-Year Major League Umpire”. Feel Free To Browse For Your Favorite Topics! The treasures were the program and stub, each quickly sold to eager collectors. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. He was pitching for the Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Dodgers.
8 Don Larsen and Mark Shaw, The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle in Baseball History (Champaign, Illinois: Sagamore Publishing, 1996), 55-56. FILE - This Oct. 8, 1956, file photo, shows New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen throwing against the Brooklyn Dodgers, enroute to a perfect game in the fourth inning of Game 5 …
SI VAULT: Don Larsen, 50 years after he was perfect (July 3-10, 2006). Don Larsen, a free soul who loves the gay life, retired all 27 Dodgers in the classic pitching performance of all time as the Yankees won the fifth game, 2-0, at the Stadium and took a 3-2 edge in the set. Then, after the Yankees were retired, he went back to the mound to get the last three outs - the three men who stood between him and baseball immortality. Don stepped off the mound, turned around to look at the outfielders and took off his hat. Larsen was hardly the best-conditioned player on the field that day. No batters’ eye? Maglie was the next man to hit a ball hard but his third-out liner in the third inning went right at Mantle, who was playing him shallow. You may vote for multiple responses. Yankees catcher Yogi Berra leaps into Don Larsen's arms at the end of Game 5.
Then the entire Yankee bench engulfed the pair of them and ushers and cops hustled the ball players off the field and into the safety of the dugout before the crowd could get at them. Click on any image below to see photos in full size and to start Photo Gallery: “The Greatest Game Ever Pitched”: Don Larsen’s Perfect Game.
The spectators shouted wildly when Don completed the inning with a soft fly out by Amoros. I can help with all your writing needs including ghostwriting, blog content and original composition. No, he was a very good player but not Hall-of-Fame worthy. Livac2@aol.com, Check out my two books, both now available on Amazon in e-book and paperback: “, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Gary Livacari, Editor and Site Administrator (Livac2@aol.com).
Larsen's was the first Series no-hitter, of course. And, almost as an afterthought, she said she had a box of color slides he’d taken that day while trying out his brand new color camera. Schoolboy Rowe of Detroit matched that span against the Cards in 1934 after St. Louis had scored two runs. Only one Dodger batter – Reese in the first inning – was able to get a 3-ball count. Shooting at a distance of more than 400 feet from the batter’s box, his Don Larsen is a discernible but indistinct figure in the shadowy distance. Larsen caught Mitchell looking for the 27th and last out.
Visit Our Facebook Page: “Old-Time Baseball Photos”. Throwing fastballs, Larsen got ahead in the count at 1–2. The best previous demonstration of perfection was by Herb Pennock, Yankee lefthander, who went seven and one-third innings against the Pirates in the 1927 Series before allowing a base runner. Resident baseball artist: Don Stokes, We’re SABR Members: Society of American Baseball Research. Berra jumped wildly into Don's arms, the pitcher grabbing and carrying the catcher like a baby for a few strides.
1948 World Series: "Spahn and Sain and Pray For Rain! Yankees righty Don Larsen delivers a pitch in the fourth inning of Game 5 of the World Series in this Oct. 8, 1956 file photo, en route to throwing a perfect game.
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Seven-inning doubleheaders aren't a bad idea, but single games should still be nine innings. Carey's glove darted upward as he leaped and the ball hit it. Here’s the artwork of the iconic photo taken from Don Larsen’s perfect game done by our good friend and one of the most brilliant sports artist of today, Graig Kreindler.
Gil took a half swing and hit a low liner which Andy gloved one-hand, bobbled a bit and then held while on the run.
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