On July 20, 1973, Wilbur Wood of the White Sox started both games of a doubleheader and lost them both. He had a record that year of 24-20, the last A.L. pitcher to go 20-20.
When Lou Gehrig gave his farewell speech on July 4, 1939, the Yankees were playing a doubleheader versus the Washington Senators.
The New York Yankees play their home games at Yankees Stadium, Bronx, New York.
Larsen's perfect game was pitched in the fifth game of the 1956 World Series for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series 4 games to 3.
Dave RighettiOn July 4, 1983 Dave Righetti pitched a no hitter for the New York Yankees.
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. Rivera has pitched in 24 World Series games and passed Whitey Ford, the previous career leader, during the 2009 World Series.
Catfish Hunter wore #29 when he pitched for the New York Yankees from 1975-1979.
Lefty Gomez pitched for the New York Yankees from 1930-1942.
The New York Yankees played 81 home games in 2009.
Don Larsen and David Wells both attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California. Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956. Wells pitched a perfect game for the Yankees in 1998.
The New York Yankees are from New York, why would they play their homegames in California?
The Boston Red Sox won Game 2 of an October 2nd doubleheader with the New York Yankees, edging their American League East rivals 7-6 in 10 innings. The Yankees won the first game 6-5, also in 10 innings. The doubleheader was made necessary because rain postponed the October 1st game between the teams.