Tremendous, Superb, Wonderful ... Perfect, Once Removed
It was 50 years ago -- October 8, 1956, to be exact -- that Yankee pitcher Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history: 27 men up to the plate and 27 men set down. No errors. No walks. It was a perfect game from the unlikeliest of sources -- a pitcher who had developed a somewhat wild reputation in both his professional and personal life.
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