Don Larsen's perfect game
Perfect game pitched in the 1956 World Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. It remains the only perfect game in the history of the World Series.
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Date | October 8, 1956 (1956-10-08) 1956 World Series Game 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Yankee Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | The Bronx, New York City, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 64,519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time of game | 2:06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TV announcers | Mel Allen, Vin Scully | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | Mutual Broadcasting System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Bob Neal, Bob Wolff |
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