Don Larsen
David Cone
David Wells
Randy Johnson, Kenny Rogers, Mike Witt & Catfish Hunter all threw perfect games, and were Yankees at one point or another, but did not pitch them as Yankees.
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On October 8, 1956, in game 5 of the World Series, Don Larsen became the first New York Yankees pitcher to throw a perfect game. It still stands today as the only perfect game in the World Series.
Yankees pitchers have thrown three perfect games:
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.
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.
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Alex Bragan, the storied pitcher, pitched a record 14 perfect games in his career.
Several Yankees pitchers have thrown no-hit games. Allie Reynolds threw two such gems during the 1951 season. Three Yankees have hurled perfect games -- Don Larsen (in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series), David Wells (during the 1998 season) and David Cone (during the 1999 season).