Don Larsen throws out the first pitch to Yogi Berra on Yogi Berra Day in 1999
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Don Larson pitches a perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series
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1956 WS Gm5: Don Larsen tosses a perfect game
Don James Larsen is an American retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees (1955–59), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–64), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).