Don Larsen pitched a no hitter in the 1956 World Series.
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In MLB, 1 ... the perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Former MLB pitcher Don Larsen is 88 years old (birthdate: August 7, 1929).
Don Larsen, an excellent hitting pitcher, had 14 career home runs. His career batting average was .242 with 25 doubles and 72 RBIs to go along with the 14 HRs.
Don Larsen fooled almost everyone in that perfect game by using a no wind up pitching style.
It is my understanding that Don Larson's 1956 perfect game was the only no-hitter ever pitched in a World Series game. Don Larsen's perfect game on October 8, 1956 is the only no hitter in the history of the World Series. There has been only one no hitter in World Series history and that was in 1956 when Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The losing pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series was Sal Maglie.