Don Larsen
Appearance
Don Larsen | |||
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![]() Larsen at age 84. | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. | August 7, 1929|||
Died: January 1, 2020 Hayden, Idaho, U.S. | (aged 90)|||
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debut | |||
April 18, 1953, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
Last appearance | |||
July 7, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Career statistics | |||
Win–Loss record | 81–91 | ||
Earned run average | 3.78 | ||
Strikeouts | 849 | ||
Teams | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Donald James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.[1] During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953–1967 for seven different teams. Larsen was born in Michigan City, Indiana, but was raised in San Diego, California.
Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965), and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Larsen died on January 1, 2020 in Hayden, Idaho at the age of 90 from esophageal cancer.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Don Larsen Minor League Statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Chamberlain, Samuel. "Former Yankees pitcher Don Larsen, who threw only World Series perfect game, dead at age 90". foxnews.com. Fox News Network, LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Don Larsen's official site
- The box score for Larsen's perfect game
- Retrosheet
- ESPN: Fifty years later, Larsen's life still close to perfect
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2020 deaths
- Deaths from esophageal cancer
- Baltimore Orioles players
- New York Yankees players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Chicago White Sox players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Houston Astros players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Sportspeople from Indiana
- Sportspeople from San Diego, California
- People from Michigan City, Indiana