OT: The greatest game ever pitched

[tedzan]

I was a young teenager on Oct 8th 1956 when Don Larsen pitched his Perfect No-Hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Yankee Stadium.
I watched this entire game....and, there is nothing in Baseball in terms of pitching that compares. It was, and still is the GREATEST game
ever pitched.







TED Z
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[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by tedzan

I was a young teenager on Oct 8th 1956 when Don Larsen pitched his Perfect No-Hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Yankee Stadium.

I watched this entire game....and, there is nothing in Baseball in terms of pitching that compares. It was, and still is the GREATEST game

ever pitched.













TED Z

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Must have been surreal.


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[tedzan]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Must have been surreal.


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Surreal is an excellent choice of words to describe this World Series game. The Dodgers pitcher, Sal Maglie, pitched a great game, also. But, one pitch too good for Mickey Mantle,
who hit a HR.

Here we are 59 years later; and, I will never forget Mantle's catch in deep Left-Centerfield to rob Gil Hodges of a possible inside-the-park HR. Hodges hit the ball approx. 440 feet.



TED Z
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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Surreal is an excellent choice of words to describe this World Series game. The Dodgers pitcher, Sal Maglie, pitched a great game, also. But, one pitch too good for Mickey Mantle,
who hit a HR.

Here we are 59 years later; and, I will never forget Mantle's catch in deep Left-Centerfield to rob Gil Hodges of a possible inside-the-park HR. Hodges hit the ball approx. 440 feet.



TED Z
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It may not be true, but I have read that after the game, a reporter actually asked Stengel if it was the best game he had seen Larsen pitch, and he answered, "so far."

[tedzan]

I can't speak of what Casey spoke of. But, I certainly recall what Larsen's response to the gaggle of sports reporters that surrounded him.

He modestly told them...... "the Dodgers made it easy for me, I only threw 96 pitches".



TED Z
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[almostdone]

When Sandy Koufax threw his perfect game on September 9th, 1965 he obviously had 27 batters up and 27 batters down. An amazing feat of pitching in any era. What makes this game even more unbelievable is that the opposing Cubs pitcher, Bob Hendly, threw a one hitter allowing only one unearned run. The one hit he gave up ended up left stranded on base.

In all of baseballs recorded history that game was the ONLY true one hitter. It was also the only game in history where only one runner was left on base.

So in all it wasn't just 27 up, 27 down it was actually 56 up and 54 down. In my humble opinion that was the greatest game ever pitched.

Drew

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96509090.shtml

[chris6net]

I happened to be at the game where Tom Seaver had 10 strikeouts to end the game against San Diego. I was only 7 years old and my parents lived in Suffolk but I spent a lot of time at my grandparents house in Queens and my grandfather took me to this great game. What I remember most was that it was fairly cold at Shea Stadium that day and I couldn't wait for the game to end. Seaver was my favorite player growing up and the kids of my age group were all Mets fans in Suffolk County.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by HOF Auto Rookies

Must have been surreal.


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And I guess I should say non-playoff game . Including playoffs Don wins, I think lol. Very difficult to pick because one was where it mattered most.


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