Don Larsen

Baseball Player

Birthday August 7, 1929

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Michigan City, IN

DEATH DATE Jan 1, 2020 (90)

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About

MLB pitcher who threw the first perfect game in World Series history in 1956 for the New York Yankees.

Before Fame

He was offered several basketball scholarships after a stellar career at Point Loma High School, where he was selected to San Diego's All-Metro Conference team.

Trivia

He won the World Series MVP award for the 1956 series, where the Yankees beat the Dodgers.

Family Life

He married Corrine Larsen in 1968.

Associated With

Yankee legend Yogi Berra caught Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.