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August 7, 1929

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Don Larsen

1929Don Larsen, American baseball player (died 2020)[โ€ ]

Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees (1955โ€“1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960โ€“1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962โ€“1964), Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964โ€“65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).