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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Cease had a perfect game going through 4 2/3 innings until Willy Adames worked a full-count walk. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 On Wednesday, Jones became the first pitcher in Pirates history to depart with a perfect game intact after at least six innings. ABC News, 8 July 2026 Just six outs from becoming the first Marlins player and the 25th person to pitch a perfect game in the big leagues, Perez was lifted by manager Clayton McCullough after seven flawless innings against the A’s. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 In fact, there have only been 24 official perfect games in MLB history. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfect game

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First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of perfect game was in 1904

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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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