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Yankees Legend Don Larsen, Only Pitcher To Throw A World Series Perfect Game, Dies At 90

CBS | January 2, 2020

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The only man in history to throw a perfect game in the World Series has died. New York Yankees legend Don Larsen passed away on New Year’s Day at the age of 90.

Larsen had reportedly been in hospice care in Idaho as he battled esophageal cancer.

Pitcher Don Larsen (r), of the New York Yankees, wraps his arms around catcher Yogi Berra #8 after the final pitch of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium in New York. (Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images)

The right-hander pitched for the Yankees for five seasons, from 1955 through 1959.

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