Domingo German Pitches The Yankees’ Fourth Perfect Game

Last night, not too many hours ago, in relative obscurity especially juxtaposed with the three previous perfect games pitched by a Yankees’ hurler, Domingo German became the fourth Yankee to hurl a perfect game.

He did so in an (11-0) win for the (44-36) Yankees at Oakland vs the (21-61) once proud, (now look) Oakland A’s.

German joins Don Larsen, David Wells and David Cone as Yankees perfect game pitchers.

Larsen pitched a perfect game on Monday October 8, 1956 in game 5 of the World Series.

He outdueled Brooklyn starter Sal Maglie, who had been the mystery guest on “What’s My Line?” the night before in a (2-0) win.

Both Cone and Wells, as was the situation with Larsen, pitched their perfect games at Yankee Stadium, in what were back to back Yankees’ title seasons in 1998 and 1999.

After winning #5/’56 World Series behind Larsen and after losing #6 to Brooklyn on Jackie Robinson’s game winning and last ever big league hit, the Yankees took the ’56 crown, with a game 7 win.

The Yankees previous three perfect games occurred in title winning seasons.