Don Larsen

Don Larsen is, for me, proof that a single afternoon can outweigh an entire career. Across fifteen seasons from 1953 to 1967 he pitched for seven different teams and was, by most accounts, an inconsistent arm. Yet he threw the only perfect game in World Series history, immortalizing himself in one flawless October. I find that more romantic than steady greatness; rising to your absolute peak on the biggest possible stage takes nerve, not luck. He passed on New Year's Day 2020, but that perfect day is still retold, and rightly so.

Name (English)

Don Larsen

Name (Japanese)

ドン・ラーセン

Reading

どん・らーせん

Born

August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Point Loma High School

• Official sitehttps://www.cmgww.com/baseball/larsen
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Larsen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q919907

Tags

• Indiana
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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