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The first two perfect games occurred under rules that differed in many important respects from those of today's game: in 1880, for example, only underhand pitching—from a flat, marked-out box 45 feet from home plate—was allowed, it took eight balls to draw a walk, and a batter was not awarded first base if hit by a pitch. [3]
Pages in category "Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As of 2024, the Major League Baseball definition of a perfect game is largely a side effect of the decision made by the major leagues' Committee for Statistical Accuracy on September 4, 1991, to redefine a no-hitter as a game in which the pitcher or pitchers on one team throw a complete game of nine innings or more without surrendering a hit. [15]
It was the first perfect game since Seattle Mariners ace Félix Hernández threw one against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012. Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán throws 1st perfect game since 2012 ...
The Yankees' first perfect game was also thrown by a right-handed pitcher, Don Larsen, and came in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. Larsen's perfect game was the only no-hitter in MLB postseason play until Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series.
There have been nearly 235,000 baseball games played at the major-league level since 1876 ... and only 23 perfect games. They arrive out of nowhere, and rarely from the pitchers you'd expect. Greg ...
Pages in category "Pitchers who have pitched a perfect game" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Falter has been a smoke-and-mirrors pitcher in 2024, posting outstanding ratios (3.33 ERA, 0.89 WHIP) on the strength of a .173 BABIP. The southpaw lacks velocity on his fastball (91.3 mph), and ...