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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
29 Jun 2023
Tribune News Service


NextImg:Domingo German’s perfect game by the numbers

Don Larsen, David Wells, David Cone and Domingo German.

The 30-year-old etched himself into Yankees and baseball history and joined an exclusive club on Wednesday night at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with a perfect game.

German twirled the first 27-up, 27-down performance since Aug. 15, 2012 when Mariners’ ace Felix Hernandez accomplished the feat against the Rays.

German’s historic performance in the Yanks’ 11-0 victory will be remembered forever as will the numbers that went along with his perfection.

99: The number of pitches it took for German to be perfect

4: The number of Yankee pitchers to toss a perfect game

23: The number of previous perfect games in MLB history

14: The number of previous perfect games in AL history

483,500+: The number of regular season games played in AL/NL history

1904: The last time a pitcher (Cy Young) tossed a perfect game against the A’s

9: Strikeouts recorded by German

18: Balls in play allowed by German, only one had a hit probability of at least 50%

11-0: The score, which was the largest margin of victory in a perfect game in MLB history

17: The number of runs German allowed in the two outings before his perfecto

1: He became the only Dominican-born player to toss a perfect game

1: Where the Yankees rank in MLB history when it comes to perfect games in franchise history

2:30: The time of the game

12,479: The official attendance at Oakland Coliseum

12:11 a.m. EST: Time of the final pitch

31: German’s career wins

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