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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But the Yankees’ last no-no in front of their home crowd remains David Cone’s perfect game against the Montreal Expos on July 18, 1999, at the old stadium.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Moments later, Mark Buehrle completed his perfect game.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Kikuchi took a perfect game into the fifth inning on Monday night and Jose Soriano had a no-hitter into the sixth on Tuesday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker on his back foot.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
Moments later, Mark Buehrle completed his perfect game.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Kikuchi took a perfect game into the fifth inning on Monday night and Jose Soriano had a no-hitter into the sixth on Tuesday.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Wood’s bid for a perfect game ended in the eighth when his 2-2 breaking ball hit Dom Decker on his back foot.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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