perfect game

noun

: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base

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There’s not going to be a perfect game. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025 The Red Sox bats were stymied in Thursday’s 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, whose pitching staff combined to carry a perfect game into the seventh inning. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 None of us go out there and play a perfect game. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 In Week 1, Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers played a near-perfect game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, earning a 27-21 win. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perfect game

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First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect game was in 1907

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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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