Don Larsen
MLB debut April 18, 1953 for the St. Louis Browns Last MLB appearance July 7, 1967 for the Chicago Cubs Career statistics Win–Loss record 81–91 Earned run average 3.78 Strikeouts 849 Teams St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954) New York Yankees (1955–1959) Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961) Chicago White Sox (1961) San Francisco Giants (1962–1964) Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965) Baltimore Orioles (1965) Chicago Cubs (1967) Career highlights and awards 2× World Series champion (1956, 1958) World Series MVP (1956) Pitched a perfect game on October 8, 1956 in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers 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. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965), and Chicago Cubs (1967). Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is currently the only no-hitter or perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no hitters in MLB postseason history. He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.