Who has the last perfect game?

King Felix last pitched in 2019, but he still owns MLB's most recent perfect game. On Aug. 15, 2012, Felix Hernandez tossed a perfecto against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2010 AL Cy Young winner struck out 12, including the final batter, to record the first perfect game in Seattle Mariners history.
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Has anyone thrown two 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.
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Has there ever been combined perfect game?

The Tampa Bay Rays, who popularized the pitching approach that has been spreading across baseball, nearly threw a combined perfect game using the strategy during a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Of the 23 perfect games in major league history, all have been thrown by a single pitcher.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
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What is the rarest baseball play?

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.
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Full 9th inning of Buehrle's perfect game



Who is the fastest pitcher of all time?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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What is longest home run ever hit?

On June 2, 1987, Denver Zephyrs slugger Joey Meyer hit a ball into the second deck of the old Mile High Stadium. The home run was measured as having landed an improbable 582 feet from home plate. If accurate, it stands as the longest homer in professional baseball history.
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Who pitched the last no-hitter?

A no-hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff—only 317 have been thrown in MLB history since 1876, an average of about two per year. The most recent major league no-hitter by a single pitcher was thrown on May 10, 2022, by Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Has a pitcher 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.
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Has any team been no-hit and won?

While the vast majority of no-hitters are shutouts, no-hit teams have managed to score runs in their respective games 25 times. Seven times a team has been no-hit and still won the game: two notable victories occurred when the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Colt .
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Has there ever been a 10 inning no-hitter?

The Reds' Fred Toney is credited with a no hitter, completing the accomplishment in 10 innings. Game went 10 innings. Newsom gave up a single with two out in the 10th (the only hit against him) but lost the game.
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Who is the oldest player to hit a homerun?

In 2019, Ichiro Suzuki came within a few months of matching his record, but no one else has come close. On April 20, 2006, he became (at age 47) the oldest player ever to hit a home run in the majors. He repeated the feat on September 30th, in a game in which he matched a career high with 5 RBIs.
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Is anyone with 3000 hits not in the Hall of Fame?

BBWAA voters strongly dismissed Palmeiro's Cooperstown case on account of his connection to performance-enhancing drugs, but the fact remains that Palmeiro and Alex Rodriguez are the only Hall-eligible player with at least 3,000 hits and 500 homers who are not enshrined (Albert Pujols is yet to hit the ballot).
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How far did Babe Ruth hit?

1. Babe Ruth, 575 Feet (1921)
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Who is the slowest pitcher in MLB?

These are the four slowest MLB pitches thrown during the 2022 season and the slowest pitch ever recorded
  1. Brock Holt, Texas Rangers, 31 mph. ...
  2. Dee Strange-Gordon, Washington Nationals, 34.3 mph. ...
  3. Andrelton Simmons, Chicago Cubs, 39.1 mph. ...
  4. Luis González, San Francisco Giants, 39.6 mph. ...
  5. Andrelton Simmons, Chicago Cubs, 40.1 mph.
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Who can throw 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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Which Hall of Famer has the lowest War?

Of the pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame who played at least 10 seasons, Bruce Sutter has the lowest WAR at 24.53.
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Who hit 500 home runs?

1) Barry Bonds: 762

Bonds' age-35 through -39 seasons that began the 21st century -- including his single-year record 73 homers in 2001, the year he knocked No. 500 -- is perhaps the most dominant stretch by any player.
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Who is the youngest kid to hit a homerun?

It seems insignificant, aside from the fact that, at 17 years old, Brown remains the youngest player to homer in a Major League Baseball game, a feat unlikely to be duplicated. Born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn on December 6, 1927, Brown made his debut with the Dodgers in 1944 when he was 16.
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Who was the youngest player to 300 home runs?

The youngest player to hit 300 home runs is Alex Rodriguez who reached 300 homers at 27 years, 249 days old. A-Rod is also the youngest American League player to reach 300 homers. Andruw Jones holds the record in the National League at 28 years, 144 days old.
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Who is the youngest MLB player ever?

On June 10, 1944, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest person ever to play Major League Baseball when he pitches in a game for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Who pitched 2 no-hitters in a row?

Vander Meer is most notable for being the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters. After the impressive start to his major league career, he experienced problems controlling the accuracy of his pitching, and his later career was marked by inconsistent performances.
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What is the shortest no-hitter?

Walsh, a Hall of Fame right-hander who owns the career record for lowest ERA (1.82) and FIP (2.02), was no-hitting New York through four innings when the Highlanders began trying to delay the proceedings in the hope that the game would be called due to rain and the score, which was at the time 4-1 in favor of the White ...
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