perfect game
noun
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base
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Buehrle pitched a no-hitter on April 18, 2007 against Texas and a perfect game on July 23, 2009 against Tampa Bay.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
In 1965, Torborg caught the last of Sandy Koufax’s four career no-nos, a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
None of it mattered because Kliff Kingsbury called damn near a perfect game and Jayden Daniels executed damn near perfectly under center.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In 2022, when Sasaki was three outs away from throwing a second perfect game in as many starts, he was removed after the eighth inning.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
In 1965, Torborg caught the last of Sandy Koufax’s four career no-nos, a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
None of it mattered because Kliff Kingsbury called damn near a perfect game and Jayden Daniels executed damn near perfectly under center.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In 2022, when Sasaki was three outs away from throwing a second perfect game in as many starts, he was removed after the eighth inning.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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