There has only been one perfect game in the
history of Major League Baseball and that came on this day in 1956 and it came
from a man in a New York Yankees uniform. That man’s name was Don Larsen and
the feat came in Game 5 of the World Series as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles
Dodgers by the score of 2-0.
Also on this day in 1939 the Yankees completed
their sweep over the Cincinnati Reds to win their fourth consecutive World
Series championship thanks to “Lombardi’s Swoon.” Joe DiMaggio scored all the way
from first in the top of the 10th inning when Charlie Keller almost
knocked Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi unconscious in a home plate collision that
allowed three runs to score in the Yankees 7-4 victory. Keller earned his
nickname “King Kong” with that shot.
Finally on this day in 1927 the best team to ever
play Major League Baseball completed their quest and won their World Series by
sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games. This was New York’s second World
Series of the franchise’s history.
Also on this day in Yankees history the team had a couple exits from the postseason that were notable including the 1995 walk off victory by the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS and Joe Torre's final game in the 2007 ALDS against the Cleveland Indians, but that's none of my business.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)