the only perfect game in Series history. Mitchell, who is tied for seventh place as one of the all-time toughest hitters to strike out (34-1 ratio), always maintained that the third strike he took was really a ball. The Dodgers would go on to lose the series in seven games, and Mitchell retired afterward. Dale Mitchell died from a heart attack in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1987 at the age of 65. The L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park at the University of Oklahoma is named in his honor. See also List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders References External links Baseball Historian Dale Mitchell Biography at Baseball Biography 1921 births 1987 deaths American League All-Stars Baseball players from Oklahoma Brooklyn Dodgers players Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball left fielders Oklahoma City Indians players Oklahoma Sooners baseball players People from Washita County, Oklahoma