Larsen, Wells, Cone: Perfect! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Larsen, Wells, Cone

Larsen's was in 1956, Wells in 1998, and Cone in 1999.

Answer: New York Yankees

The Red Sox had their first, and the American League's first, with Cy Young but did not have another until the Yankees got their three, making the Yankees the first to reach three perfect game pitchers.

Answer: David Cone

At 36, David Cone was the oldest of these four Yankees to pitch a perfect game. The final score of the game was 6-0. David Wells was 34, Kenny Rogers was 29, and Don Larsen was only 27.

Answer: 88

At just 88 pitches, he used the fewest pitches of the three perfect games in this quiz. This game not only featured a low pitch count, but a high strikeout total with 10. The pitcher that used 113 pitches in his perfect game was Sandy Koufax. The beginning of Cone's game was quite a moment to remember, having the honorary first pitch being thrown by Don Larsen, to his perfect game battery mate.

Answer: David Wells

David Cone and Don Larsen's perfect games were not against the Twins, and Hunter was not a member of the Yankees when he pitched his perfect game against the Twins. The final score of Wells' game was 4-0. The opposing starter was future Yankee pitcher, LaTroy Hawkins. David Wells had 11 strikeouts against these Twins on Sunday May 17, 1998.

Answer: David Wells - Joe Girardi

Although Joe Girardi was a catcher for the Yankees during Wells' perfect game, he was not behind the plate at the time. The battery of Don Larsen and Yogi Berra was featured as the first pitch ceremony of David Cone's perfect game. The catcher is often the first to congratulate the pitcher after a perfect game.

The catchers don't just call the pitches either, Joe Girardi got a RBI in Cone's perfect game. However, both Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra went 0-3 when they caught their perfect game.

Answer: Don Larsen

It was just the fourth American League perfect game, and the sixth overall. During Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, 64,519 people showed up to see the first perfect game in World Series history.

Answer: Point Loma in San Diego

David Wells and Don Larsen both went to Point Loma High School in San Diego California, and Point Loma honors them with pride. Westminster Christian was the high school of Alex Rodriguez, and Kalamazoo Central was the high school of Derek Jeter.

Answer: David Cone

With 5 runs in the 2nd inning, a run in the bottom of the 8th, and rain delays, David Cone pitched a perfect game against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999.

Answer: David Wells

On May 17, 1998, David Wells reached baseball immortality by pitching just the second in New York Yankees history. Of the three perfect games featured, David Wells topped the strikeout list at 11.