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Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It (Hardcover)

By: Lew Paper (Author)


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"Lew Paper's densely researched re-creation of Don Larsen's unmatched postseason pitching feat....is rich in biographical detail."

"The story of Larsen and his legendary afternoon was hanging out there, like a juicy curve ball, for somebody to smash out of the park, and Lew Paper...has done exactly that with PERFECT....[He] stays true to the book's title, producing a fitting testament both to a singular performance and its cast of characters."

"Mr. Paper is especially good at capturing poignant storylines....[He] has succeeded in getting under the skin the players, juxtaposing their stories with key moments..."

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Provides a researched and detailed account of Game Five of the 1956 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, when Yankee pitcher Don Larsen threw the only post-season no-hitter in Major League Baseball history.

Provides a researched and detailed account of Game Five of the 1956 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, when Yankee pitcher Don Larsen threw the only post-season no-hitter in Major League Baseball history.

On October 8, 1956, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen took the mound for Game 5 of the World Series against the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. In an improbable performance that the New York Times called the greatest moment in the history of the Fall Classic, Larsen, an otherwise mediocre journeyman pitcher, retired twenty-seven straight Dodger batters to clinch a perfect game and, to date, the only post-season no-hitter ever witnessed in major league baseball.
Here, Lew Paper delivers a masterful pitch-by-pitch account of that fateful day and the extraordinary lives of the players on the fieldaseven of whom would later be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Meticulously researched and relying on dozens of interviews, Paperas gripping narrative recreates Larsenas feat in a pitching duel that featured legendary figures like Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella.
More than just the story of a single game, "Perfect" is a window into baseballas glorious past.

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If baseball fans were asked to vote on the best single-game pitching performance of all-time, Harvey Haddix, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood would likely all get mentioned, but the decisive winner would have to be Don Larsen, whose perfect game in the 1956 World Series stands as one of the greatest achievements in baseball history. As Lew Paper reports, Larsen was a journeyman pitcher whose career winning percentage was under .500, but he needed fewer than 100 pitches to mow down 27 consecutive Brooklyn Dodgers that day. While his teammates on the bench became increasingly tense and nervous throughout the game, the surprisingly relaxed Larsen casually joked about his chance at history and even took a smoke break during the 7th inning stretch. Paper provides an in-depth analysis of the remarkable game, as well as concise biographies of many of the participants, including Hall-of-Fame inductees Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella.



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