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The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle in Baseball History | 
| Author: Don Larsen
Creators: Yogi Berra, Mark Shaw
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 85885
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: -50th Anniversary ed.
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 159670215X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9781596702158
ASIN: 159670215X
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Condition: Brand new. Perfect condition.
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Amazon.com Review
Yankee faithful and haters alike will relish this pitch-by-pitch retelling of one of baseball's most remarkable feats: Don Larsen's perfect game in game five of the 1956 World Series. Larsen, one of the game's beloved figures, has remained humble and unaffected as his record has stood unequalled for four decades. In this book with sports journalist Mark Shaw, he throws in asides on his teammates, his opponents, even the umpires who worked the game. Larsen's memoir recalls a time when nobody spat in anyone's face, strikes were called only on the field, and baseball was still the national pastime.
Product Description
By all accounts, the perfect game pitched by New York Yankee right-hander Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series qualifies as a true miracle. No one knows why it happened, or why an unlikely baseball player such as Don Larsen was the one who tossed it. In The Perfect Yankee, Larsen and co-author Mark Shaw describe for the first time the facts surrounding one of the most famous games in baseball history.
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 GREAT RETELLING OF PERFECTION September 3, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE ONLY PERFECT GAME EVER PITCHED IN THE WORLD SERIES. THE PLACE IS YANKEE STADIUM IN 1956. FROM HERE DON LARSEN WHO PITCHED THIS GEM AND ALSO WROTE THIS JEWEL OF A BOOK, DESCRIBES IN DEATIL EVERY EXCITING MOMENT HE CAN RECALL ON THIS HISTORIC DAY OF OCT 8TH. HE ALSO GIVES US A LITTLE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND FAMILY. BUT THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE PERFECT GAME. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND I RECOMMEND IT TO ALL BASEBALL FANS WHO ENJOY A PIECE OF HISTORY CONCERNING THE GRAND GAME. I AM NOT A YANKEE FAN BUT I COULDNT HELP BUT ROOT FOR LARSEN AS THE BOOK DESCRIBES EACH OUT, GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO IMMORTALITY FOR LARSEN. A MUST READ.
Big Surprise May 12, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Considering Im not a Yankee fan, far from one actually, the fact I loved this book should appear odd. But this story about an average player accomplishing something that no one ever has or will ever do ever again. It just makes me want to cry, that's why I gave this book 5 out of 5. Baseball is a great sport!BTW, All the facts in this book are correct, no facts are wrong... I think the guy on the bottom is drunk.
The Perfect Yankee is perfect. April 18, 2003
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Baseball books are a dime a dozen, but the story of Don Larsen's remarkable achievement is outstanding. Author Shaw captures Larsen's voice and the miracle that occurred on October 8, 1956. This is a must read for any baseball fan.
 A Complete Waste of Time March 21, 2003
I have rarely been as disappointed in a book as I was by this one. The book abounds with errors of fact, misspellings and boring retelling of stories well known to any baseball fan. The only thing perfect about this book is that it's perfectly dreadful.
The Perfect Yankee is a great sports book. August 25, 1999
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series was a masterpiece, the greatest game ever pitched. This book chronicles Larsen's thoughts and explains why he was the most unlikely candidate to pitch such a game. The Perfect Yankee is a must read for any sports fan.
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