National Sports

Twenty-seven year-old Don Larsen, Yankee right-hander, made the leap from mediocrity to immortality in a little over two hours yesterday, as he pitched the first perfect no-hit, no-run game in World Series history. The Yankees beat the Dodgers, 2-0, to give the Yankees a one-game edge in the series.

Only four players in modern major league history, up until yesterday, had achieved this rare feat, the last one being another nearly-unknown, Charlie Robertson back in 1922.

Walking none, and backed by flawless support by his teammates, Larsen struck out seven. Only once did he reach a count of three balls, against PeeWee Reese, whom he struck out.

In the ninth inning, with the knowledge of his impending feat running through the crowd of 64,519 like an electric current, Larsen got Carl Furillo on a fly, Roy Campanella on a grounder, and ended with a flourish by striking out pinch hitter Dale Mitchell.