perfect game

noun

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

Examples of perfect game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Congrats to Brewers minor-leaguer Thomas Pannone, who threw a perfect game in Triple A for the Nashville Sounds. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Manaea's bid for his second career no-hitter and the 25th perfect game in major league history ended when Jakob Marsee opened the sixth with a bloop single over third base. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

This superstition often causes the fielding team to avoid saying the words no-hitter or perfect game and often leaves the pitcher isolated in the dugout. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

New York’s Mike Mussina came within one strike of pitching the first perfect game in the 89-year history of Fenway Park in a 1-0 win over Boston. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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