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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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 The catcher got a fastball up and hit it to right field for a single, breaking up the bid for a perfect game. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026 Oswalt reached to his right and snared the comebacker, securing the last out of his perfect game. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 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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