Don Larsen (January 1, Age 90)
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Don Larsen (January 1, Age 90)

Don Larsen, the only man to ever pitch a perfect game in a World Series, died at the age of 90 Wednesday, according to his representative Andrew Levy. Levy told ESPN the former Yankeepitcher died from esophageal cancer while in hospice care in Hayden, Idaho. The death was also confirmed by Larsen’s son Scott.

Although he is an MLB Hall of Famer, it was a crazy path for him to get there. Larsen had a record of 81-91 and never won more than 11 games in a season. Before he was traded to the Yankees as a piece of a 17 player trade, he finished the 1954 season with a rough 3-21 record for the Baltimore Orioles.

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