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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Hall of Fame pitcher Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game against Minnesota in 1968, the A’s first season in Alameda County.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Armin Hary of West Germany becomes the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds at a meet in Zurich, Switzerland.
1964 — Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches a perfect game against the New York Mets.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Holiday, a North Carolina commit, added a perfect game against Taravella to his resume, as well.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Friday’s gem came on the 26th anniversary of fellow lefty David Wells’ perfect game at Yankee Stadium.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Armin Hary of West Germany becomes the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds at a meet in Zurich, Switzerland.
1964 — Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches a perfect game against the New York Mets.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Holiday, a North Carolina commit, added a perfect game against Taravella to his resume, as well.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Friday’s gem came on the 26th anniversary of fellow lefty David Wells’ perfect game at Yankee Stadium.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
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