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The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only three postseason no-hitters. The first two major league perfect games, and the only two of the premodern era, were thrown in 1880, five days apart.
The game ended as Esteury Ruiz grounded to third baseman Josh Donaldson, who threw to first baseman Anthony Rizzo to record the final out. [8] Germán recorded his 500th career strikeout during the game. [16] It was the fourth perfect game in Yankees history, after games thrown by Don Larsen in 1956, by David Wells in 1998, and David Cone in 1999.
The franchise's last no-hitter — and perfect game — was thrown by Len Barker on May 15, 1981, in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Alex Cobb perfect through five innings; no-hitter bid alive
The feat snaps an 11-year drought since the last perfect game, when Seattle Mariners great Félix Hernández found perfection on Aug. 15, 2012. It was the longest drought since a 13-year span ...
The 1946 Giants are the original subject of the phrase "nice guys finish last", a condensation of a reference to them by Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The original quote by Durocher was "The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place." (July 6, 1946), [1] [2] [3] seventh place being last place in the National League.
Dave Roberts loitered on the top step of the dugout, his best-laid plans once again not sticking to the script.. In the eighth inning of Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night, a season ...
Galarraga's near-perfect game was the first such game since Mike Mussina's bid for a perfect game on September 2, 2001, which was broken up by 27th batter Carl Everett. [12] It was also the third time for a Tigers pitcher to come so close to a perfect game, as Tommy Bridges missed retiring the 27th batter on August 5, 1932 [ 13 ] and Milt ...
Following the Lions’ dramatic 34-31 last-second win over the Packers, head coach Dan Campbell stated his philosophy for his gutsy fourth-and-1 call: “Let’s finish this.” Detroit converted ...