When it was over, I was so happy, I felt like crying. I wanted to win this one for Casey. After what I did in Brooklyn, he could have forgotten about me and who would blame him? But he gave me another chance and I'm grateful.

With the Indians Larsen had a 6–4 record with a 3. Larsen's family moved to San Diego California in 1944 where his mother became a housekeeper and his father worked as a department store salesman. " Brooklyn's Maglie gave up only two runs on five hits.

Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954; 1965) New York Yankees (1955–1959) Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961) Chicago White Sox (1961) San Francisco Giants (1962–1964) Houston Colt. Donald James Larsen (born August 7 1929) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. 45's / Houston Astros (1964–1965) and Chicago Cubs (1967).