Which pitcher has the most perfect games?

No pitcher has ever thrown more than one. The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in game 5 of the 1956 World Series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only three postseason no-hitters

no-hitters

A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases, no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game; one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.

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Has any pitcher thrown 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.

How many perfect games did Nolan Ryan pitch?

He is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters, with 12. 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.

Who has the most perfect games of all time?

The Yankees and White Sox are tied for the most perfect games with three apiece. Meanwhile, the Rays, who were founded in 1998, and Dodgers have each been on the wrong side of a perfect game three times, the most of any team.

Has anyone ever pitched an 81 pitch perfect game?

Nebraska—wearing uniform number 18, Don Larsen's number—strikes out all 27 batters on three pitches each, making it an 81-pitch "super-perfect" game.

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Who threw a 108 mph pitch?

Nolan Ryan: 108.1 MPH

And the winner is.... Nolan Ryan with a 108.1 MPH reading according to the doppler laser radar readings that were used in 1974. The Ryan Express was really bringing the heat that night in 1974, throwing the fastest pitch ever recorded in a Major League Baseball game.

Who pitched 106 mph?

There actually is a major leaguer who has thrown pitches at 101 mph and has a 106 mph exit velocity on a hit. Jacob deGrom, who was a shortstop for much of his college career at Stetson, had a 106 mph exit velocity on a single in 2015. He also has 47 101-plus mph pitches in his career.

Did Babe Ruth pitch a perfect game?

9 In 13 starts from May 24 through July 19, the June 23 “imperfecto” was the only time Ruth did not pitch a complete game. The contest's perfect-game status lasted for 62 years, when it was abruptly downgraded in 1991 to the major leagues' first combined no-hitter – credited to Ruth (0 innings) and Shore (9 innings).

Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20.

Has a perfect game ever had a walk off?

It wasn't until third baseman Kuo Fu-Lin led off the ninth inning with a walk-off home run that Verdugo earned his perfect game. The media could not be played.

Who hit the most home runs off Sandy Koufax?

Clemente also had three doubles and two triples among his 22 hits. Roberto Clemente's six career home runs off Sandy Koufax tied for the most he hit off any pitcher (he also had six against Fergie Jenkins). A Hall of Famer, Clemente played in 18 MLB seasons (1955-72; all for the Pirates).

Who threw the most no-hitters?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters, with seven in his career, is Nolan Ryan.

Did Nolan Ryan throw 235 pitches?

On This Date: Nolan Ryan pitched 13 innings, threw 235 (!) pitches and struck out 19. Ian Anderson and 8,219 others like this.

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.

Has anyone thrown 2 immaculate innings in a game?

1. 2022 Houston Astros: Two Immaculate Innings in One Game. The Astros' Luis Garcia and Phil Maton both fanned three hitters on nine pitches to help Houston become the only team in MLB history to toss a pair of immaculate innings in the same game.

What is the rarest pitch in baseball?

Definition. A screwball is a breaking ball designed to move in the opposite direction of just about every other breaking pitch. It is one of the rarest pitches thrown in baseball, mostly because of the tax it can put on a pitcher's arm.

What is the rarest thing in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.

What is a 3 pitch inning called?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.

Who is the oldest player to pitch a perfect game?

Johnson, at 40 years, was the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game, surpassing Cy Young who was 37 when he threw his perfect game in 1904.

Who is the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game?

On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, the 40-year-old Johnson retired all of the 27 Atlanta Braves batters he faced at Turner Field for a 2-0 victory to become the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game.

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 could Nolan Ryan pitch?

It's why Nolan Ryan isn't officially credited for throwing the fastest pitch. When the Hall of Famer was unleashing heat from 1966-1993, his fastball was being tracked closer to the plate. He was still credited with hitting 100 mph multiple times, topping out at 100.9 mph.

Who hit the farthest home run ever?

In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!