Who threw the last perfect game?

The most recent perfect game in Major League Baseball was pitched by Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle on August 15, 2012.
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Who threw the last no hitter?

Joe Musgrove pitched the most recent, and to date only, no-hitter for the San Diego Padres. Len Barker's perfect game is the most recent no-hitter for the Cleveland Guardians.
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Who had thrown a perfect game?

During baseball's modern era, 21 pitchers have thrown perfect games. Most were accomplished major leaguers. Seven have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Cy Young, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay.
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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.
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What is the lowest pitch perfect game?

What is the lowest pitch count in a perfect game? The lowest pitch count in a perfect game is 74 pitches by Addie Joss of the Cleveland Guardians (then known as the Cleveland Naps) on October 2, 1908, against the Chicago White Sox.
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Félix Hernández throws the 23rd and most recent PERFECT GAME in MLB history!



Who threw a perfect game for the Indians?

On Friday, May 15, 1981, Len Barker of the Cleveland Indians threw a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Stadium, the 10th perfect game in Major League Baseball history. The Indians defeated the Blue Jays 3–0, as Barker did not allow a baserunner.
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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.
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Who threw 7 no-hitters?

On the same day that Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's all-time steals record, Nolan Ryan made history as well, recording his major league record seventh no-hitter. On May 1, 1991, at the age of 44, Ryan became the oldest player to register a 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.
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Who is the no-hitter king?

Nolan Ryan threw seven no-hitters in MLB, the most of any pitcher.
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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.
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Who pitched 3 no-hitters in a row?

Johnny Vander Meer is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in consecutive starts -- he did it on June 11 and June 15, 1938, exactly 75 years ago. But six times -- four times more than anyone in history -- Ryan had a chance to equal Vander Meer. Ryan's best chance came on July 19, 1973.
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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.
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Who bowled the first perfect game?

Through June 2022, there have been 34 televised 300 games in title events on the PBA Tour, and two more on the Senior PBA Tour. The first 300 game in a televised PBA event was rolled by Jack Biondolillo in the opening match of the 1967 Firestone Tournament of Champions finals (broadcast by ABC).
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How many perfect games in history?

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.
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Who is the head of perfect game?

Veteran sport industry executives, Rob Ponger and Rick Thurman, today announced that they have assumed senior leadership of Perfect Game, the world's largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service.
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Who has the most no-hitters?

History[edit] The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters, with seven in his career, is Nolan Ryan.
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What is the easiest pitch?

Four-Seam Fastball

This is usually the easiest pitch to throw for a strike. If released properly, four laces of the ball rotate through the air, helping to keep the throw in line with the target. Pitchers should hold the baseball with their pointer and middle finger on the top laces or seams of the baseball.
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Did Nolan Ryan ever throw 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.
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Who was the best Indians pitcher?

Bob Lemon

In 13 seasons, all with the Indians, Bob Lemon was one of, if not the best pitcher in all of baseball. The Hall of Famer won 20 games seven times in his career, had a no-hitter, 31 shutouts and went 207-128 with 22 saves in 460 games.
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Who hit the longest home run ever?

What is the longest home run of all time? Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! The media could not be played.
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Who hit 4 home runs in one game?

Gehrig was the first AL player and the first in the modern era to hit four homers in a single contest during the Yankees' 20-13 win over the Athletics at Shibe Park. Gehrig hit another rocket in the ninth inning that flew to deep center field but was caught short of the wall.
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