Perfect game
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 Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, who blanked the Florida Marlins on May 29, 2010.
| Pitcher (Team) | Opposing Team | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Richmond (Worcester Ruby Legs) | Cleveland Blues | 1-0 | 06-12-1880 |
| Monte Ward (Providence Grays) | Buffalo Bisons | 5-0 | 06-17-1880 |
| Cy Young (Boston Americans) | Philadelphia A's | 3-0 | 05-05-1904 |
| Addie Joss (Cleveland Naps) | Chicago White Sox | 1-0 | 10-02-1908 |
| Charlie Robertson (Chicago White Sox) | Detroit Tigers | 2-0 | 04-30-1922 |
| Don Larsen (New York Yankees) | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2-0 | 10-08-1956 |
| Jim Bunning (Philadelphia Phillies) | New York Mets | 6-0 | 06-21-1964 |
| Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) | Chicago Cubs | 1-0 | 09-09-1965 |
| Catfish Hunter (Oakland Athletics) | Minnesota Twins | 4-0 | 05-08-1968 |
| Len Barker (Cleveland Indians) | Toronto Blue Jays | 3-0 | 05-15-1981 |
| Mike Witt (California Angels) | Texas Rangers | 1-0 | 09-30-1984 |
| Tom Browning (Cincinnati Reds) | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1-0 | 09-16-1988 |
| Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2-0 | 07-28-1991 |
| Kenny Rogers (Texas Rangers) | California Angels | 4-0 | 07-28-1994 |
| David Wells (New York Yankees) | Minnesota Twins | 4-0 | 05-17-1998 |
| David Cone (New York Yankees) | Montreal Expos | 6-0 | 07-18-1999 |
| Randy Johnson (Arizona Diamondbacks) | Atlanta Braves) | 2-0 | 05-18-2004 |
| Mark Buehrle (Chicago White Sox) | Tampa Bay Rays | 5-0 | 07-23-2009 |
| Dallas Braden (Oakland Athletics) | Tampa Bay Rays | 4-0 | 05-09-2010 |
| Roy Halladay (Philadelphia Phillies) | Florida Marlins | 1-0 | 05-29-2010 |
References
- ↑ Major League Baseball; Rare feats
- ↑ Baseball almanac
- ↑ Rare Feats (English) (HTML). Major League Baseball. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.
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