Today is the 60th anniversary of Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series — the first no-hitter in postseason history.
Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956 for a 2-0 win. I had the pleasure of interviewing Larsen for the “Postseason Perfection” chapter of my book Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders. It is one of my all-time favorite interviews. He is, of course, extremely proud of the accomplishment and remembers it in vivid detail. When I asked him how he felt when Roy Halladay tossed a no-hitter in the 2010 NLDS, he replied, “It didn’t bother me a bit. It was the playoffs. That wasn’t a World Series game, anyway.”
My father was there 60 years ago today. Check this out. https://www.facebook.com/jay.cederholm.3/videos/10207886798991378/
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60 years ago today my Dad made his way into baseball history.
On October 8, 1956 a 16 year old Al Cederholm was at Yankee Stadium when Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series History.
Not only was he in attendance, but he took part in the celebration with the team!
Check out this video where I highlight my Dad running onto the field and jumping on the pile with the likes of Yogi Berra and the other Yankee teammates!
I doubt something like this would ever happen in today’s sports world!
That is awesome. How cool to have a video of him!
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