Showing posts with label Perfect Game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perfect Game. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2022

World Series - 1956 : New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers

Oct 9, 1986 Brooklyn, NY - 30th Anniversary
1996-Oct-10 Brooklyn NY - 40th Anniversary

1956-Oct-03/10
New York Yankees v Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee Stadium  --  Ebbets Field
Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 3
MVP : Don Larsen (NYY)
1986-Oct-08 New York NY - 30th Anniversary
MVP: Don Larsen (Yankees pitcher)
Larsen threw a perfect game, with Yogi Berra behind the plate in Game 5

Friday, February 4, 2022

1988 - Tom Browning - Perfect Game

Sep 16, 1988 Cincinnati, Oh - Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers

Reds 1-0 Dodgers
Tom Browning pitched a perfect game, with 7 strikeouts

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Dave Palmer


1984-Apr-22 St Louis, Mo
Dave Palmer threw a 5-inning perfect game in the second game of a double-header against the St Louis Cardinal at Busch Stadium. Officials called the game on account of rain. Later major-league officials struck the game from the list of perfect games, since it only lasted five innings

Dave Palmer - 
64W - 59L
3.78 ERA
748 strikeouts
Montreal Expos (1978-80, 1982, 1984-1985)
Atlanta Braves (1986-1987)
Philadelphia Phillies (1988)
Detroit Tigers (1989)

Friday, December 11, 2020

Len Barker - Perfect Game

 
May 15, 1981 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Oh
Gateway cachet signed by Len Barker

Len Barker threw the 10th Perfect Game in Major League Baseball history, against the Toronto Blue Jays, behind the score of 3-0. Barker never reached a three ball count against any Blue Jay hitter, striking out 11, all swinging

Indians RBIs: Andre Thornton, Jorge Orta (home run), Ron Hassey

Ron Hassey, Indians catcher caught his second Perfect Game, he previously caught Dennis Martinez's Perfect Game in 1991

Friday, December 6, 2019

1984 - Mike Witt - Perfect Game

1984-Sep-30 Arlington, Tx
California Angels v Texas Rangers

Mike Witt played for the California Angels (1981-1990) and the New York Yankees (1990-1991, 1993). He was a 2x All-Star with a career record of 117-116, 3.83 ERA and 1,373 strikeouts

On Sep 30, 1984 Mike Witt pitched the eleventh perfect game in major league history. Earlier in the season Witt struck out sixteen abasing the Seattle Mariners in a complete game 5-hitter. In the final game of the season Witt threw 94 pitches against the Texas Rangers for a perfect game. 
The Angels scored only 1 run on seven hits, for the 1-0 victory. Reggie Jackson picked up the RBI, scoring Doug DeCinces. Bob Boone was the catcher.
Charlie Hough picked up the loss for the Rangers
Witt finished the season with a 15-11 record

On April 11, 1990 Witt pitched 2 innings in a combine no-hitter, with Mark Langston, who pitched 7 innings for the win, against the Seattle Mariners in a 1-0 victory. Witt in relief earned the save. Dante Bichette pricked up the lone RBI in the 7th inning

Elected to the Angels Hall of Fame - 2015

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Dennis Martinez

1991-July-28 Los Angeles - Dodger Stadium

Dennis "EL Presidente" Martinez pitched a perfect game as the Montreal Expos defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0.  The first Nicaraguan to play in the majors, Martinez is the first Latin pitcher to throw a perfect game. Martinez threw 96 pitches, 66 for strikes with 5 strikeouts

Martinez played from 1976-1998 for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves

Career:
  • W-L record 245-193
  • ERA 3.60
  • Strikeouts 2,149
  • 4-time All-Star
  • MLB Wins Leaders 1981
  • MLB ERA Leader 1991
  • Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame - 2002
  • Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - 2016

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Mark Buehrle - 2009 Perfect Game

July 23, 2009 Chicago, Ill - LMG and H&M cachets
Mark Buerhle of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the  Tampa Bay Rays at US Cellular field in Chicago.

The Sox defeated the Rays 5-0, on a second inning grand slam from Josh Fields, and an RBI from Alexei Ramirez in the 5th inning.

In the top of the 9th inning, Gabe Kapler of the Rays leadoff with a blast to deep left-center. DeWayne Wise made a spectacular catch, taking a home run away from Kapler, to pressure the perfect game.

Buerhle also pitched a no-hit game on April 8, 2007 against the Texas Rangers at US Cellular Field
June 24, 2017 the Chicago White Sox retired Buerhle's jersey # 56