RIP Don Larsen
Don Larsen, the only pitcher to toss a perfect game or no-hitter in MLB World Series history, died Wednesday at the age of 90.
Today is the 62nd anniversary of Larsen’s WS perfecto
Today is the 62nd 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.
Today is the 61st anniversary of Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game
Today is the 61st 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 MLB postseason history. Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956 for a 2-0 win. In the ninth,…
60th anniversary of Larsen’s WS perfecto
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…
Grier throws baseball’s first World Series no-hitter, 90 years ago today
Claude “Red” Grier threw baseball’s first World Series no-hitter, 90 years ago today. On Sunday, October 3, 1926, in the Game 3 of 1926 Colored World Series between Grier’s Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and the opposing Chicago American Giants, Grier no-hit the American Giants for a 10-0 win in front of just 2,857 fans at…
Cone tosses perfecto at Yankee Stadium, 17 years ago today
The New York Yankees’ David Cone threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos, 17 years ago today. It was Sunday, July 18, 1999, “Yogi Berra Day” at Yankee Stadium, as the Hall of Fame catcher made his triumphant return to the Bronx after a 14-year absence fueled by a dispute with owner George Steinbrenner. Don…