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Don Larsen Welcomes Roy Halladay to Postseason No-Hitter Club

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Larsen was watching the news Wednesday night when he saw an item of particular interest. His most exclusive of clubs had just picked up another member. Larsen saluted Roy Halladay on Thursday for becoming the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason, telling MLB Network in a telephone...

Business As Usual for Roy Halladay, Phillies Day After Historic No-Hitter

PHILADELPHIA -- The morning after throwing the second no-hitter in postseason history, Roy Halladay beat several of his Philadelphia Phillies back to the ballpark. Phillies players weren't surprised to see the 6-foot-6 bearded ace back on the job soon after Halladay overwhelmed the Cincinnati Reds in the first playoff...

Don Larsen Perfect Game: MLB Postseason's First No-Hitter

When the final out of Roy Halladay's no-hitter was recorded Wednesday night, it didn't take long before Don Larsen was mentioned. Until Halladay came along, Larsen was the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the MLB playoffs -- in fact, his gem was a perfect game. Larsen's perfect game came on Oct. 8., 1956, Game 5 of...

MLB Essentials: JoePo on Junior

MLB Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Joe Posnanski: There have been a lot of articles written about Ken Griffey today; Joe's is the best. 2. Big League Stew: Catching up with the Mitchell Report All-Stars.3. New York Times: Grading the best ballpark cuisine from coast to coast. (Bonus: Endless Simmer...

Don Larsen News From the Web

05/27/12 Former Yankee Don Larsen selling perfect game World... Source: New York Post - New York NY Don Larsen delivers a pitch during his World Series perfect game in 1956.
05/24/12 12 Baseball Feats That Only Happened Once Source: Neatorama Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.
04/26/12 Proposed ball park gets perfect proponent Source: Coeur d'Alene Press - Coeur d'Alene ID Here's hoping perfection repeats itself.

Background on Don Larsen

Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953-1967 for seven different teams.

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