Without Yogi Berra, “I never would have made it,” Don Larsen says now of his famous perfect game, the only one in World Series history. Larsen, who is about to celebrate the 60th anniversary ...
In the fifth game of the 1956 World Series, after retiring the Brooklyn Dodgers in order for the seventh consecutive inning, With the no-hitter completed, Yogi Berra leaps into Don Larsen's arms.
As a player, Yogi Berra carried a public image as a lovable ... Aside from catching Don Larsen's perfect game, he compiled a .360 average and knocked in 10 runs, both team highs.
As the latest chapter of the Yankees and Dodgers facing off in the World Series, let's take a look back at one of the most ...
Larsen, 90, died Wednesday in hospice in Hayden, Idaho, of esophageal cancer, a party guy to the end who achieved baseball immortality that one sun-splashed autumn afternoon at Yankee Stadium ...
Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached ... completing the perfect game and sending catcher Yogi Berra dashing out from behind the plate to leap into Larsen’s arms.
Look for our next segment featuring Lindsay Berra, Yogi Berra's oldest grandchild. Lindsay is an accomplished sports journalist who has contributed to major publications such as Sports Illustrated ...
Don Larsen was a mediocre pitcher at best ... The lasting image of that afternoon in Yankee Stadium is catcher Yogi Berra leaping into Larsen’s arms and onto the front page of every sports ...