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Tampa Bay Rays 0 – Seattle Mariners 1
Perfect Game: Félix Hernández Game Recap | Box Score For the first time in Seattle Mariners history, Félix Hernández pitched a perfect game at Safeco Field, in Seattle, WA. His performance against the Tampa Bay Rays was only the 23rd in the history of Major League Baseball. Hernandez threw 113 pitches and struck out eleven batters. Brendan Ryan was […]
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Houston Astros 0 – San Francisco Giants 10
Perfect Game: Matt Cain Game Recap | Box Score For the first time in the complete Giant’s franchise history, Matt Cain threw a perfect game to beat the Houston Astros 10-0. In addition to the 27 batters he faced and vanquished, he managed to strike out 14 of them, tying Sandy Koufax for the most in a perfect […]
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Chicago White Sox 4 – Seattle Mariners 0
Perfect Game: Philip Humber Game Recap | Box Score Baseball is a funny game. A player can struggle for a few years, throw out his arm and need Tommy John surgery. With slim prospects to even make a major league roster, Philip Humber accomplished getting a slot in the White Sox’s rotation and managed to pitch one […]
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Philadelphia Phillies 1 – Florida Marlins 0
Perfect Game: Roy Halladay Game Recap | Box Score While his time with the Blue Jays established Roy Halladay as of the best pitchers of his generation, it was his 2010 season with the Phillies where he reached legendary status. His 2010 season included a no-hitter during the playoffs and this perfect game. Throwing 115 pitches […]
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Tampa Bay Rays 0 – Oakland Athletics 4
Perfect Game: Dallas Braden Game Recap | Box Score In front of just over 12,000 fans, yet another journeyman starting pitcher manages to produce one of the most unlikely feats in baseball, a perfect game. One of the sweetest things that I discovered about this game is that it was Mother’s Day, and Dallas’ grandmother, Peggy Lindsey was in […]
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Arizona Diamondbacks 2 – Atlanta Braves 0
Perfect Game: Randy Johnson Game Recap | Box Score An infamous late bloomer — who only really became the Randy Johnson we know in his late 20’s and had his best years in his late 30’s — it figures that he would pitch his first perfect game at the age of 40. The previous holder of the […]
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Philadelphia Phillies 6 – New York Mets 0
Perfect Game: Jim Bunning Game Recap | Box Score Looking into the history of Jim Bunning’s perfect game, quite a few major milestones were met with this rare event. First, it was the first perfect game in the National League of the modern baseball area or at least the first one is almost 85 years. Second, it was […]
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Philadelphia Athletics 0 – Boston Americans 3
Perfect Game: Cy Young Game Recap | Box Score The first perfect game of the modern era was fittingly thrown by Cy Young. While he pitched at a time when hurlers were used in 25-30% more games and expected to complete them, his pitching statistics are still leaps and bounds ahead of anyone else. As […]