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The 1956 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1956 season.The 53rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion and defending World Series champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
On October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the ...
Pitched the sixth perfect game in Major League history and the first in franchise history on October 8, in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. It remains the only perfect game in World Series history. Larsen threw 97 pitches, 71 for strikes, and struck out seven in the 2–0 victory.
The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. The Dodgers again faced the New York Yankees in the World Series.This time they lost the series in seven games, one of which was a perfect game by the Yankees' Don Larsen.
Harris, 59, began as the "Boy Wonder" player–manager of the 1924 World Series champion Washington Senators and followed that in 1925 with an American League pennant. Then, in mid-career, he led the 1947 New York Yankees to a World Series title. But 16 of his 29 teams finished with losing records, and his final tally was 2,158–2,219 (.493 ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
November 1: World Series Game 6 (if necessary) November 2: World Series Game 7 (if necessary) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 MLB playoff schedule: Bracket, dates, time, TV for ...
May 28, 1956: Gerry Staley was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Chicago White Sox. [3] June 14, 1956: Lou Skizas and Eddie Robinson were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Moe Burtschy, Bill Renna and cash. [4] July 11, 1956: Wally Burnette was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Tommy Lasorda. [5]