Don Larsen | |
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![]() Larsen with the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: August 7, 1929 Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. | |
Died: January 1, 2020 Hayden, Idaho, U.S. | (aged 90)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1953, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 7, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 81–91 |
Earned run average | 3.78 |
Strikeouts | 849 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–54; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only solo no-hitter and perfect game in World Series history and is one of only three no-hitters in MLB postseason history (the others being Roy Halladay's in 2010 and the combined Houston Astros no-hitter in 2022). He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.
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