Bronx Pinstripes · Jan 23, 2020
Wax Bombers: Don Larsen
Each week I look back through my baseball card collection for a deep dive on beloved Bombers and past seasons.
Player: Don Larsen
Set: 1959 Topps
Card #: 205
Type: Base
Variation: Gray back (some cards #199-286 issued with either white or gray backs)
On the first day of 2020, my esteemed colleague Michael Gwizdala stated the “world is less perfect today.” It summed up well our emotions surrounding the loss of Don Larsen, the only man to pitch a perfect game in postseason play. This week I searched through my Larsen cardboard to take a closer look at his career in pinstripes.
The Set