A brief history of the every perfect game thrown in MLB history, All-time Perfectos in MLB.

Domingo German has solidified himself in MLB's history books.

The Dominican Republic pitcher threw a perfect game on Wednesday as the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 11-0 at the Oakland Coliseum.

German recorded nine strikeouts over 99 total pitches, 72 of which were strikes, throughout the commanding nine-inning performance.

When was the last perfect game in MLB history?

Prior to German's record outing, the last perfect game in MLB occurred over a decade ago.

Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game in 2012 when the Seattle Mariners topped the Tampa Bay Rays, so it's been long overdue for a new flawless showing.

The 2012 campaign saw three perfect games in total. Along with Hernandez, Matt Cain (San Francisco Giants) and Philip Humber (Chicago White Sox) also made history.

List of All 24th perfect games throwns in MLB history?

German's performance became the 24th perfect game in MLB history.

The first two transpired all the way back in 1880. Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs accomplished the first one, while John Ward of the Providence Grays followed suit.

The most recent, as aforementioned, came via Hernandez in 2012.

Here's a look at every single perfect game in MLB history:

Domingo Germán, New York (AL) at Oakland, June 28, 2023

Félix Hernández, Seattle vs. Tampa Bay, 1-0, Aug. 15, 2012.

Matt Cain, San Francisco vs. Houston, 10-0, June 13, 2012.

Phil Humber, Chicago at Seattle, 4-0, April 21, 2012.

Roy Halladay, Philadelphia at Florida, 1-0, May 29, 2010.

Dallas Braden, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9, 2010.

Mark Buehrle, Chicago (AL) vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July 23, 2009.

Randy Johnson, Arizona at Atlanta (NL), 2-0, May 18, 2004.

David Cone, New York (AL) vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18, 1999.

David Wells, New York (AL) vs. Minnesota, 4-0, May 17, 1998.

Kenny Rogers, Texas vs. California (AL), 4-0, July 28, 1994.

Dennis Martinez, Montreal at Los Angeles (NL), 2-0, July 28, 1991.

Tom Browning, Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles (NL), 1-0, Sept. 16, 1988.

Mike Witt, California at Texas (AL), 1-0, Sept. 30, 1984.

Len Barker, Cleveland vs. Toronto (AL), 3-0, May 15, 1981.

Catfish Hunter, Oakland vs. Minnesota (AL), 4-0, May 8, 1968.

Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles vs. Chicago (NL), 1-0, Sept. 9, 1965.

Jim Bunning, Philadelphia at New York (NL), 6-0, June 21, 1964.

x-Don Larsen, New York (AL) vs. Brooklyn (NL), 2-0, Oct. 8, 1956.

Charles Robertson, Chicago at Detroit (AL), 2-0, April 30, 1922.

Addie Joss, Cleveland vs. Chicago (AL), 1-0, Oct. 2, 1908.

Cy Young, Boston vs. Philadelphia (AL), 3-0, May 5, 1904.

John Richmond, Worcester vs. Cleveland (NL), 1-0, June 12, 1880.

John Ward, Providence vs. Buffalo (NL), 5-0, June 17, 1880.

x-World Series

Unofficial perfect games

y-Ernie Shore, Boston vs. Washington (AL), 4-0, June 23, 1917.

z-Harvey Haddix, Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee (NL), 0-1, 13 innings, May 26, 1959.

a-Pedro Martinez, Montreal at San Diego, June 3, 1995, 1-0, 10 innings.

Has any MLB pitcher thrown two perfect games?

No pitcher has ever thrown two perfect games, so all 24 occurrences have a different name attached to it. There has not been a combined perfect game, either.

Which MLB team has thrown the most perfect games?

The Yankees have the most pitchers who have tossed a perfect game with four. German's accomplishment in 2023 put him alongside the games from Don Larsen (1956), David Wells (1998) and David Cone (1999). Larsen's, intriguingly enough, transpired during Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers, a series that saw the Yankees crowned champions.

The White Sox used to be tied with New York with three apiece, but that deadlock has now been broken.

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