Can a perfect game have an error?

No. A perfect game is one where no runner reaches base by a hit, base on balls, or error. The pitcher didn't allow the zombie runner (I prefer that to “ghost runner” because he's actually there) on base, he was put there to start the inning by rule so he doesn't end the perfect game.

Is it still a perfect game if there's an error?

It is different from a shutout, where one pitcher wins without the other team scoring any runs. A perfect game is also considered to be a no-hitter, but batters can still reach first base from walks or errors, and it would still count as such.

Can a pitcher have a perfect game with an error?

Perfect game vs no-hitter

The difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game is that in a perfect game, no batter ever reaches base, ever. It does not matter if it is because of a hit, a walk, an error, or if they were hit by a pitch.

How many perfect games have been ruined by errors?

Of the 318 sanctioned no-hitters in major professional baseball history, 23 of those were perfect games, in which no player reached on a hit, walk or error – 27 up, 27 down. The “perfecto” is truly baseball's rarest feat.

Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Seventy years ago on this date, he pitched one of the more ridiculous games in organized baseball history. The Pirates Minor Leaguer, at just 19 years old, struck out 27 batters, while giving up no hits, in a regulation nine innings. It's the only time that's ever been done at the professional level.

Dickerson reaches on error to spoil perfecto

Has anyone lost a no-hitter?

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt . 45s became the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter and lose. In fact, he is still the only individual to throw an official (nine-inning) no-hitter and lose.

What is the fastest pitch by a 14 year old?

Generally, 14 year old average cruising speed would be about 65 mph. Average freshman pitcher (14 to 15 year old) cruising speed would be about 70 mph. Average cruising speed for a good high school pitching prospect at 14 to 15 years old would be about 75 mph.

Who messed up the perfect game?

Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced. His bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball.

Who was robbed of a perfect game?

In 1991, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix was removed from the sport's no-hitter list 32 years after he threw what was classified at the time as a no-hitter. (He had thrown 12 perfect innings, but lost the perfect game on an error and a hit in the 13th inning.)

Did Nolan Ryan ever pitch a perfect game?

Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award; both were largely attributed to his high walk rate. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in MLB games in four different decades.

Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning?

It's a pretty rare feat. But ... have you ever seen a two-pitch inning? As in, a pitcher only needs two pitches to record a clean inning of work? If you watched the Rome Braves' win over the West Virginia Power on Friday night, you did.

Who pitched 2 no-hitters in a row?

More than 9,000 men have taken the mound in a big league game, but what pitcher Johnny Vander Meer accomplished more than three quarters of a century ago by tossing back-to-back no-hitters is considered by many one of the game's most unbreakable records.

Who threw the last perfect game?

Perhaps coincidentally, Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the last perfect game in Major League Baseball. It was Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 15, 2012, who pulled it off, going 27 up and 27 down against none other than the Rays.

Can an error be a hit?

An error does not count as a hit but still counts as an at bat for the batter unless, in the scorer's judgment, the batter would have reached first base safely but one or more of the additional bases reached was the result of the fielder's mistake.

What is a 27 strikeout game called?

27 strikeouts, 81 pitches. 9 immaculate innings. The Immaculate Game.

What is more rare than a perfect game?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.

Has anyone thrown back to back perfect games?

No pitcher in the history of big-time pro baseball has ever thrown back-to-back perfect games. (It has been done in college softball and high school baseball.)

What is the lowest pitch perfect game?

Charlie Robertson

He finished his career with a 49–80 record, the fewest wins of any perfect-game pitcher until Dallas Braden; Robertson's winning percentage of . 380 remains the lowest of anyone who ever threw a perfect game.

Has anyone ever had 2 perfect games?

No major league player has ever thrown two perfect games, although Jean Faut of the AAGPBL accomplished the feat with perfect games in 1951 and 1953.

What is the lowest pitch count perfect game?

Charles Henry "Red" Barrett (February 14, 1915 – July 28, 1990) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history.

How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastest pitch?

The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was "officially" clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974, versus the Detroit Tigers.