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Roy Halladay and Don Larsen: A World Series Game is Not a Playoff GameIn most cases, a playoff opponent is not the same as a World Series opponent.
Roger Maris and Don Larsen: Home Run Record and Perfect Game Were Not EnoughGeorge Weiss sent an aging Hank Bauer, youngsters Norm Seibern and Marv Throneberry and the only pitcher to hurl a perfect World Series game, Don Larsen to their Kansas City friends in exchange for Kent Hadley, Joe DeMaestri, and Roger Maris.- Baseball History: Don Larsen's Checkered CareerDon Larsen lost more games in his career than he won, but his World Series perfect game makes him unforgettable.
- Fifty Years Ago, Don Larsen was PerfectFifty years ago this October, Don Larsen of the Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history. And he was as unlikely a player to do it as you could imagine.
- This Day in Sports History: October 8thOctober is a great time of the year. Baseball playoffs, college football, NHL, NFL. There are a lot of great moments from the month of October.