{"id":224,"date":"2019-07-14T04:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T04:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/majormomentsinsports.com\/?p=224"},"modified":"2019-07-14T04:04:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T04:04:47","slug":"the-perfect-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/majormomentsinsports.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/14\/the-perfect-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Perfect Game<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE PERFECT GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The “everlasting image” of Yogi Berra leaping into\nLarsen’s arms upon the completion of the perfect game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larsen’s most notable accomplishment was pitching the only perfect game in World Series history; it is one of only 23 perfect games in MLB history. He was pitching for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 8, 1956. His perfect game remained the only no-hitter of any type pitched in postseason play until Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on October 6, 2010, in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stengel\nselected Larsen to start Game 2 of the Series. Despite being given a 6\u20130 lead\nby the Yankee batters, he lasted only 1.2 innings in a 13\u20138 loss. He gave up\nonly one hit, a single by Gil Hodges. He walked four batters and allowed 4\nruns in the process but, because of an error by first baseman Joe\nCollins, none of the runs were earned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larsen\nstarted Game 5 for the Yankees. Larsen’s opponent in the game was\nBrooklyn’s Sal Maglie. Larsen needed just 97 pitches to complete the\nperfect game, and only one Dodger batter (Pee Wee Reese in the first\ninning) was able to get a 3-ball count. In 1998, Larsen recalled, “I had\ngreat control. I never had that kind of control in my life.” Brooklyn’s\nMaglie gave up only two runs on five hits. Mickey Mantle’s fourth-inning home\nrun broke the scoreless tie. The Yankees added an insurance run in the sixth. After Roy\nCampanella grounded out to Billy Martin for the second out of\nthe 9th inning, Larsen faced pinch hitter Dale Mitchell, a .311 career\nhitter. Throwing fastballs, Larsen got ahead in the count at 1\u20132. On his 97th\npitch, a called third strike by home plate umpire Babe Pinelli, Larsen\ncaught Mitchell looking for the 27th and last out. After the pitch,\ncatcher Yogi Berra leaped into Larsen’s arms in celebration, setting up\nthe “everlasting image”. Larsen’s unparalleled game earned him\nthe World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\nthe World Series ended, Larsen did a round of endorsements and promotional work\naround the United States, but he stopped soon after because it was\n“disrupting his routine”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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