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| Don Larsen, Yankee Who Pitched Only Perfect Game in World Series, Dies at 90 | Don Larsen, Yankee Who Pitched Only Perfect Game in World Series, Dies at 90 |
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| Don Larsen, an otherwise ordinary pitcher who achieved the extraordinary when he threw the only perfect game in World Series history, died on Wednesday in Hayden Lake, Idaho. He was 90. | Don Larsen, an otherwise ordinary pitcher who achieved the extraordinary when he threw the only perfect game in World Series history, died on Wednesday in Hayden Lake, Idaho. He was 90. |
| His death was confirmed by Andrew Levy, his agent. | His death was confirmed by Andrew Levy, his agent. |
| Larsen’s son, Scott, said in a statement last week that he was being treated for esophageal cancer, which had been diagnosed this summer. | Larsen’s son, Scott, said in a statement last week that he was being treated for esophageal cancer, which had been diagnosed this summer. |
| When Larsen took the mound against the Brooklyn Dodgers on the afternoon of Oct. 8, 1956, at the original Yankee Stadium, he was in the fourth season of an unremarkable career. | When Larsen took the mound against the Brooklyn Dodgers on the afternoon of Oct. 8, 1956, at the original Yankee Stadium, he was in the fourth season of an unremarkable career. |
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