Don Larsen To Lead Legends In Salem-Keizer

(from press release)

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, are proud to announce that baseball legend Don Larsen will be coming to Volcanoes Stadium on Thursday, June 25. Mr. Larsen’s appearance will headline “Legends Night,” an annual special event at the Stadium.

Mr. Larsen will be signing free autographs on the concourse for approximately one hour before the game. After throwing out the honorary first pitch, Mr. Larsen will continue signing autographs and meeting fans during the first several innings of the game.

Thursday’s game is between the Volcanoes and the Boise Hawks (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) and starts at 6:35 PM. Gates will open at 5:30 PM.

Don Larsen played Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1967. On October 8, 1956, he became the only player in baseball history to pitch a perfect game in a World Series. Mr. Larsen played with eight different teams during his career, but is best known for his five seasons with the New York Yankees. It was with the Yankees that Don Larsen pitched his perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers that helped the Yankees capture World Series Championship in 1956. Larson played with such greats as Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Gil McDougald and Billy Martin. Mr. Larsen also played two-and-a-half seasons with the San Francisco Giants (1962-64), the Volcanoes’ Major League Affiliate.