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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 [[baseball]] game in which not a single batter from the losing team ever gets on base. It requires that every one of the 27 batters be retired with an out.  Unlike a "no-hitter", in which batters can get on base (and even win the game) due to a walk or an error, in a perfect game no batter can get on base for any reason.

There have been just 20 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 Roy Halladay of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], who blanked the [[Florida Marlins]] on May 29, 2010.

As of 2013, there have been only 23 perfect games in [[major league baseball]] history, out of hundreds of thousands of games.  At least two of those games (including the only [[World Series]] perfect game) have ended on questionable calls by the home plate umpire.

 

Phil Humber pitched the 21st perfect game in major league baseball history in April 2012, but he threw 6 more pitches than [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Great Conservative Sports Star]] [[Jim Bunning]] did in his 90-pitch perfect game four decades ago.<ref>http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/04/phil-humber-pitches-perfect-game-for-white-sox/1</ref>

 

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 Roy Halladay of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], who blanked the [[Florida Marlins]] on May 29, 2010.

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