Comments on: Perfect Games in MLB History (List of all 19)

By: Ellis.D

Ellis.D — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:05:14 +0000

In reply to Lord Byron. nope, it was a perfect game by all standards except yours....

By: ML Johnson

ML Johnson — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:40:01 +0000

That pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates looks like Dock Ellis from the early 1970's. But why do they show him if he never pitched a perfect game ? WTF ?

By: ML Johnson

ML Johnson — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:40:00 +0000

That pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates looks like Dock Ellis from the early 1970's. But why do they show him if he never pitched a perfect game ? WTF ?

By: Ellis.D

Ellis.D — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:45:21 +0000

In reply to jordan. The photo is of Doc Ellis, who threw a no hitter on LSD.

By: Lord Byron

Lord Byron — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:00:56 +0000

In reply to magpie. Sorry guys this was not a perfect game by the pitcher. However it was a perfect game by the team. In other words it was a "team" perfect game which has happened a total of 19 times in MLB history. The team assisted the pitcher with 21 put outs via the ground out's or catching the ball in the air (Line out, Pop up or Fly out). To date as far as I know there has never been a perfect game by a pitcher in MLB history. What constituites a perfect game by a pitcher? Not just 27 batters faced and retired (That is what happened 19 times in MLB history), but 27 batters K'd by the pitcher. The ultimate perfect game would be 27 K's using only 81 pitches. Would this ever happen? Possible, but highly unlikely.

By: magpie

magpie — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:42:24 +0000

Kudos to Dallas Braden and his catcher Landon Powell who was filling for the injured Kurt Suzuki. Especially against a good hitting team like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. I watched the last four innings after the S.F. Giants (for whom Johnathan Sanches pitched a no hitter last year) game. A "Perfect Game" is much more rare than a no hitter and it was a pleasure to see much of it as it happened albeit on TV. Kudos to "santaclaus" for getting it right on both counts, a perfect game is different than a no hitter because it includes no walks (Not a single base given up by the pitcher and secondly on calling the author a schmuck. Jordan, your heart might be in the right place but you should have quit after your first comment.

By: jordan

jordan — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:15:27 +0000

Also, not sure who that pitcher is, but I'm fairly certain that's not a perfect game being pitched since it's with the freaking Pirates.

By: jordan

jordan — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:13:37 +0000

In reply to thomas santaclaus. No kidding. It's a shame this article is getting traffic. What an idiotic oversight.

By: thomas santaclaus

thomas santaclaus — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:41:12 +0000

a no hitter is not the same as a perfect game u schmuck. perfect games are no hitters that include no walks. how the fudge are you writing articles on sports?