Don Larsen R.I.P.

[Dave James]

For those of us of a certain age and a fan of the game, Larsen's no-no remains a touchstone.  All the more so if you happen to be a life-long Yankee fan.  So what if his final pitch to Dale Mitchell was high?  

Here's his obituary as it appears this morning in the New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/obituaries/don-larsen-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

Edited January 2, 2020 by Dave James

[JSngry]

I knew him as a more reality-based talent...

for the quick minute that him and Ken Johnson were both on the staff, it was an All Star Trivia Fest.

RIP, and am now left wondering how many living former St. Louis Browns there are?

[Ken Dryden]

There may not be any. All of the players from the 1954 team that were 25 or younger are deceased, including Bob Turley, Ryne Duren and Billy O’Dell, along with one other pitcher.

[JSngry]

So Don Larsen = the last person living to play with Bird, if Bird were the St. Louis Browns?

That's history in and of itself.

Woops, not yet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_living_St._Louis_Browns_players

List edited today, no doubt to remove Larsen.

[Chuck Nessa]

Watched the perfect game in the lunchroom of the public school (k - 12) In Randall, Iowa.

[BFrank]

2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Watched the perfect game in the lunchroom of the public school (k - 12) In Randall, Iowa.

Wow - THAT'S something!

[JSngry]

11 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Watched the perfect game in the lunchroom of the public school (k - 12) In Randall, Iowa.

Do you remember what was on the menu that day? Or did y'all bring from home?

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, JSngry said:

Do you remember what was on the menu that day? Or did y'all bring from home?

Undoubtedly mac and cheese, mystery meat, green beans and Wonderbread with peanutbutter. Maybe applesauce on the side.

[JSngry]

A perfect meal for a perfect game!

[GA Russell]

My parents often reminisced over the dinner table about a special day for them.

As an early anniversary present, my dad bought my mom tickets to see Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews on Broadway in My Fair Lady. That was a very big deal to my mother.  

We lived in Boston at the time, and they spent the day driving down to New York, listening to Don Larsen pitch his perfect game in the World Series!