Former Cubs, White Sox pitcher Don Larsen passes away

Former big-league pitcher Don Larsen passed away on Wednesday. He was 90 years old.

Larsen pitched for seven teams across 14 big-league seasons from 1953-67. He spent five seasons with the New York Yankees (1955-59), his longest tenure with a single club.

Larsen sported a decent 3.78 ERA in his career, but he’s most famous for tossing the only perfect game in World Series history. The right-hander shut down the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series Oct. 8, 1956. New York beat Jackie Robinson and Co. in seven games to secure championship No. 17.

Following the 1959 season, Larsen joined the Kansas City Athletics, who traded him to the White Sox in June 1961. He primarily was a reliever…