Perfect : Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen
by Paper, Lew
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0451228197
- ISBN 13
- 9780451228192
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Synopsis
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 field—seven of whom would later be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Meticulously researched and relying on dozens of interviews, Paper's gripping narrative recreates Larsen's 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 baseball's glorious past.
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- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GRP17027581
- Title
- Perfect : Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen
- Author
- Paper, Lew
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0451228197
- ISBN 13
- 9780451228192
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- This edition first published
- 2009-09
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