Don Larsen, who pitched only perfect World Series game, dies at 90

Posted Jan 4, 2020
Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956 with the Yankees, died Wednesday, his representative, Andrew Levy, tweeted. Larsen was 90. Larsen was the unlikeliest of characters to attain what so many Hall of Famers couldn't pull off in the Fall Classic. (ESPN.com)

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