Don Larsen's perfect game jersey from 1956 World Series to auction in fall
The New York Yankees jersey Don Larsen wore when he pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series is going up for auction in the fall. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956 and now the Yankees jersey he wore during that historic moment is going up for auction in the fall, according to AP Sports via NBCSports.com:
They say a bidding war is expected for the one-of-a-kind jersey. In May, a jersey worn by Babe Ruth sold for more than $4.4 million. [L]arsen, now 82, says the game is the best thing that ever happened to him.
Information about the auction was posted on Thursday to the website for Steiner Sports Memorabilia:
On the heels of the Babe Ruth uniform selling for a record $4.4 million dollars it has been announced that Don Larsen and Andrew Levy of Wish You Were Here Productions have consigned the full game-used uniform from the 1956 World Series Game 5 perfect game to New York based Steiner Sports. [O]ctober 8, 2012 will mark the 56th anniversary of Don Larsen’s 1956 perfect game. Steinersports.com will have a 56 day auction featuring the game used uniform.
