Nobody's Perfect... Well Almost Nobody

Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen
Lew Paper - 2009 New American Library

Like any legendary record there is much to say about Don Larsen's perfect game and yet this book is more about the players on the field than the game itself.   Paper selects a player by the top and bottom of each inning to delve into and lead up to this momentous game in the player's career.   Paper is even careful to include a section about home base umpire Babe Pinelli, who confessed that he wanted to go out on a perfect game.

It may seem that everything has been said about the game and players and so the book is a surprisingly pleasant and enjoyable read.