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| − | A perfect game is a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) throws a full nine-inning game without allowing a single opposing batter on base. This differs from a no-hitter, in that the pitcher(s) may not allow any walks or hit batsmen. By definition, a perfect game will also be a [[shutout]], meaning a game where the opposing team scores no runs. | + | A '''perfect game''' is a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) throws a full nine-inning game without allowing a single opposing batter on base. This differs from a no-hitter, in that the pitcher(s) may not allow any walks or hit batsmen. By definition, a perfect game will also be a [[shutout]], meaning a game where the opposing team scores no runs. |
| − | There have been just 19 perfect games in Major League Baseball history[http://www.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=perfect_game] and only one of those occurred in the postseason. The first perfect game was thrown on June 12, 1880, by Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs in a 1-0 defeat of the Cleveland Blues.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06121880.shtml] The most recent such game was thrown by Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics, who blanked the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9, 2010. | + | There have been just 19 perfect games in Major League Baseball history <ref>[http://www.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=perfect_game Major League Baseball; Rare feats]</ref> and only one of those occurred in the postseason. The first perfect game was thrown on June 12, 1880, by Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs in a 1-0 defeat of the Cleveland Blues.<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06121880.shtml Baseball almanac]</ref> The most recent such game was thrown by Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics, who blanked the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9, 2010. |
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Revision as of 20:10, May 26, 2010
A perfect game is a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) throws a full nine-inning game without allowing a single opposing batter on base. This differs from a no-hitter, in that the pitcher(s) may not allow any walks or hit batsmen. By definition, a perfect game will also be a shutout, meaning a game where the opposing team scores no runs.
There have been just 19 perfect games in Major League Baseball history [1] and only one of those occurred in the postseason. The first perfect game was thrown on June 12, 1880, by Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs in a 1-0 defeat of the Cleveland Blues.[2] The most recent such game was thrown by Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics, who blanked the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9, 2010.