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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 ...
The Perfect Game is a 2009 American drama film directed by William Dear, based on the 2008 book of the same name written by W. William Winokur. [1] The film is based on the events leading to the 1957 Little League World Series, which was won by the first team from outside the United States, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, who defeated the heavily favored U.S. team. [2 ...
Pitched a "perfect game" on June 2, 2010 Armando Antonio Galarraga Barreto (born January 15, 1982) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher . Galarraga made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Texas Rangers on September 15, 2007.
Halladay nearly pitched a second perfect game in the 2010 NL Division Series against the Reds but gave up a walk to Jay Bruce, making it a no-hitter; he became the only perfect game pitcher to throw another no-hitter in the same season, and the fifth with two no-hitters. Halladay was the second pitcher to throw a perfect game and win the Cy ...
The twenty days between Braden's perfect game and Halladay's was the shortest span between two perfect games since 1880. [6] Halladay pitched his perfect game on the same night the Philadelphia Flyers played the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
For the 12,228 fans at Sunday's perfect game by Oakland A's pitcher Dallas Braden, they already have their memories and a ticket stub as souvenir of the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball ...
It was also the second perfect game in Oakland A's history; the first coming on May 8, 1968, when Jim "Catfish" Hunter beat the Minnesota Twins, 4–0. Roy Halladay : Exactly 20 days later, on May 29, Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in Major League history, defeating the Florida Marlins 1–0. This achievement marked the first time in the ...
In baseball, a perfect game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) complete a full game with no batter from the opposing team reaching base. [1] In baseball leagues that feature nine-inning games like Major League Baseball (MLB), this means the pitchers involved must record an out against 27 consecutive batters, without allowing any hits, walks, hit batsmen, uncaught third strikes, catcher's or ...