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McClelland was behind the plate at Yankee Stadium when David Wells pitched a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998. [7] McClelland was umpiring at second base on April 21, 2012, when Philip Humber threw a perfect game. [8] McClelland behind the plate in 2008
The previous perfect game in MLB history was nearly four years prior, when Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitched a perfect game against the California Angels at The Ballpark In Arlington on July 28, 1994. Wells' perfect game was the first Yankee no-hitter since Dwight Gooden's against the Seattle Mariners in May 1996. Wells' performance ...
The first two perfect games occurred under rules that differed in many important respects from those of today's game: in 1880, for example, only underhand pitching—from a flat, marked-out box 45 feet from home plate—was allowed, it took eight balls to draw a walk, and a batter was not awarded first base if hit by a pitch. [3]
On May 17, 1998, David Wells stunned the world by retiring 27 Twins batters in order, becoming an icon whose feat continues to impress, two decades later.
Four perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been pitched in Yankees history. As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game." [2] This feat was achieved by Don Larsen in 1956, David Wells in 1998, David Cone in 1999, and Domingo German in 2023.
Wells attended the same San Diego high school, Point Loma High School, as Don Larsen, whose perfect game for the Yankees in the 1956 World Series was the only perfect game or no-hitter ever thrown in postseason play until 2010, and was until then the only perfect game thrown by a Yankee. (David Cone would add a third Yankee perfect game in 1999 ...
Posada caught David Wells' perfect game on May 17, 1998. [23] Overall, Posada batted .268 with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs over 111 games in the 1998 season. [24] The Yankees reached the postseason for the fourth consecutive year and the team won the 1998 World Series in four games against the San Diego Padres. [25]
Williams has been attending Brewers games since 2007 and is often at the team's marquee games. Amy Williams, a.k.a. Front Row Amy, is an avid Milwaukee Brewers fan and sits right behind home plate ...