Yogi Berra Celebrates Don Larsen's Perfect Game in 1956 World Series

1956 World Series New York Yankees, Yogi Berra, Don Larsen Perfect Game Page
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The page from the 1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide features a significant moment in baseball history, focusing on Don Larsen's perfect game during the 1956 World Series while playing for the New York Yankees. The image captures catcher Yogi Berra, wearing jersey number 8, leaping to embrace Larsen, highlighting the jubilant celebration among teammates following the historic achievement. The perfect game, which took place on October 8, 1956, in Game 5 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, marked the first and only perfect game in World Series history. Larsen's remarkable performance included retiring 27 batters in succession, a feat lauded in the annals of baseball.