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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 Roy Halladay of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], who blanked the [[Florida Marlins]] on May 29, 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 Roy Halladay of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], who blanked the [[Florida Marlins]] on May 29, 2010. | ||
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| + | |+<big>List of Perfect Games</big><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=perfect_game|format=HTML|language=English|work=Major League Baseball|accessdate=May 31, 2010|title=Rare Feats}}</ref> | ||
| + | ! Pitcher (Team) !! Opposing Team !! Score !! Date | ||
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| + | |Lee Richmond (Worcester Ruby Legs)||Cleveland Blues||1-0||06-12-1880 | ||
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| + | |Monte Ward (Providence Grays)||Buffalo Bisons||5-0||06-17-1880 | ||
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| + | |[[Cy Young]] (Boston Americans)||Philadelphia A's||3-0||05-05-1904 | ||
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| + | |Addie Joss (Cleveland Naps)||[[Chicago White Sox]]||1-0||10-02-1908 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Charlie Robertson ([[Chicago White Sox]])||[[Detroit Tigers]]||2-0||04-30-1922 | ||
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| + | |Don Larsen ([[New York Yankees]])||[[Brooklyn Dodgers]]||2-0||10-08-1956 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Jim Bunning]] ([[Philadelphia Phillies]])||[[New York Mets]]||6-0||06-21-1964 | ||
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| + | |[[Sandy Koufax]] ([[Los Angeles Dodgers]])||[[Chicago Cubs]]||1-0||09-09-1965 | ||
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| + | |Catfish Hunter ([[Oakland Athletics]])||[[Minnesota Twins]]||4-0||05-08-1968 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Len Barker ([[Cleveland Indians]])||[[Toronto Blue Jays]]||3-0||05-15-1981 | ||
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| + | |Mike Witt ([[California Angels]])||[[Texas Rangers]]||1-0||09-30-1984 | ||
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| + | |Tom Browning ([[Cincinnati Reds]])||[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]||1-0||09-16-1988 | ||
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| + | |Dennis Martinez ([[Montreal Expos]])||[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]||2-0||07-28-1991 | ||
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| + | |[[Kenny Rogers]] ([[Texas Rangers]])||[[California Angels]]||4-0||07-28-1994 | ||
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| + | |[[David Wells]] ([[New York Yankees]])||[[Minnesota Twins]]||4-0||05-17-1998 | ||
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| + | |[[David Cone]] ([[New York Yankees]])||[[Montreal Expos]]||6-0||07-18-1999 | ||
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| + | |[[Randy Johnson]] ([[Arizona Diamondbacks]])||[[Atlanta Braves]])||2-0||05-18-2004 | ||
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| + | |[[Mark Buehrle]] ([[Chicago White Sox]])||[[Tampa Bay Rays]]||5-0||07-23-2009 | ||
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| + | |[[Dallas Braden]] ([[Oakland Athletics]])||[[Tampa Bay Rays]]||4-0||05-09-2010 | ||
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| + | |[[Roy Halladay]] ([[Philadelphia Phillies]])||[[Florida Marlins]]||1-0||05-29-2010 | ||
| + | |} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 16:56, May 31, 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 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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