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Larsen retires all 27 Dodgers; no one has ever done it in a World Series

Ninety-seven pitches, a disputed checked-swing call, and Yogi Berra's leap into his arms at Yankee Stadium.

Don Larsen had lasted just 1⅔ innings in his last start, chased from a Game 2 loss despite a 6-0 lead. On October 8, 1956, with the series tied at two games apiece, Yankees manager Casey Stengel handed him the ball again for Game 5 against Brooklyn's Sal Maglie. Larsen retired all 27 Dodgers he faced, needing only 97 pitches, and struck out pinch hitter Dale Mitchell looking for the final out. Yogi Berra sprinted out and leaped into his arms. No one has thrown a perfect game in World Series history since…

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