The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle in Baseball History

Larsen, Don with Mark Shaw

ISBN 10: 1582613362 / ISBN 13: 9781582613369

Published by Sagamore Publishing / Sports Publishing, Champaign, Illinois, 2001

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page: "Don Larsen / 10-8-56." The date of course is when he pitched his perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers during the World Series, a feat still unmatched; Larsen died at age 90 in 2020. The book is square and unmarked; spine and wraps uncreased; an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front wrap; Mylar protected.

Seller Inventory # 014317

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle in Baseball History
• Publisher: Sagamore Publishing / Sports Publishing, Champaign, Illinois
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1582613362
• ISBN 13: 9781582613369
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Yankees or Red Sox?

About this title

Synopsis

By all accounts, the perfect game pitched by New York Yankee right-hander Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series qualifies as a true miracle. No one knows why it happened, or why an unlikely baseball player such as Don Larsen was the one who tossed it. In "The Perfect Yankee," Larsen and co-author Mark Shaw describe for the first time the facts surrounding one of the most famous games in baseball history.

About the Author

Don Larsen is a native of Michigan City, Indiana, who played 15 seasons in the major leagues. He pitched in five World Series and was a member of both the 1956 and 1958 world championship New York Yankee teams. He retired from baseball in 1968. Larsen is from Idaho. Past titles include The Perfect Yankee (Sagamore Publishing, 1996) and The Perfect Yankee – softcover edition (Sports Publishing, 2001).

Mark Shaw is a former criminal defense lawyer and network television correspondent turned author/journalist. His other books include Down for the Count, which chronicled the Mike Tyson rape trial; Bury Me In A Pot Bunker, the autobiography of controversial golf course designer Pete Dye; and Forever Flying, the autobiography of famed aviator R.A. "Bob" Hoover. Mark Shaw is from Sausalito, CA. Past titles include The Perfect Yankee (Sagamore Publishing, 1996), The Perfect Yankee – softcover edition (Sports Publishing, 2001), and Nicklaus (Sports Publishing, 2002).