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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.
He also played for Team USA in the 2021 WBSC U-18 World Cup, helping lead the team to a gold medal with a .294 batting average over eight games, and played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Chase Field. [11] [12] Clark entered his senior year as the top high school draft prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.
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 ...
Four of its players pitched a perfect game: Annabelle Lee in 1944, Carolyn Morris in 1945, Doris Sams in 1947, and Jean Faut in 1951 (against the Rockford Peaches) and again in 1953 (against the Kalamazoo Lassies). [20] [21] Faut is the only professional baseball player, male or female, to have pitched two perfect games. [22
See also: Mark Buehrle's perfect game [23] 18 April 21, 2012: Philip Humber ¶ 4 –0 0 @ Seattle Mariners: A. J. Pierzynski (2) Brian Runge: Robin Ventura: Third perfect game in White Sox history and 21st in MLB history; See also: Philip Humber's perfect game [24] 19 August 25, 2020: Lucas Giolito: 4 –0 1 Pittsburgh Pirates: James McCann: C ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball perfect games" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Galarraga retired the next batter, completing the one-hitter, though many in the Tiger press preferred to call it "the 28-out perfect game." [ 11 ] Galarraga threw 88 pitches, 67 of them for strikes. If he had completed the perfect game (83 pitches), it would have been the lowest number of pitches thrown since Addie Joss 's 74 in 1908, and the ...
The team is a member of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League (CRSCBL), and derives its name from the nickname of Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson, [1] who was a Bethesda resident for ten years. [2] The Big Train plays its home games at Shirley Povich Field. As of August 2023, more than 210 Big Train alumni have played professional ...