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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Berra and the Yankees would exact some measure of revenge the next year against the Dodgers in the greatest single performance in World Series history when Don Larsen through a perfect game in Game 5. —

Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 That history has included iconic moments such as Jackie Robinson’s steal of home in 1955, Don Larsen’s perfect game a year later and a series-shifting pitching performance in 1981 from Fernando Valenzuela, who died this week. —

Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 This Series will always be remembered for Game 5, Yankee pitcher Don Larsen’s perfect game. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 In addition to becoming one of only three teams to pitch three straight postseason shutouts, Los Angeles pitchers also combined to throw a perfect game within the streak. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perfect game