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

Browning was a 20-game winner in 1985 and threw a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025

Corey Kluber threw a no-hitter vs. the Texas Rangers on the road on May 19, 2021, which was the first Yankees no-hitter since David Cone pitched a perfect game on July 18, 1999. —Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 June 2025

Corey Kluber threw one in Texas in 2021, and Domingo German hurled a perfect game in Oakland two years later. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025

Scherzer dominated in retiring the first 26 batters and was one strike from throwing the 22nd perfect game in major league history since 1900. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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