perfect game
Americannoun
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a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means.
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a game in bowling of 12 consecutive strikes.
noun
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baseball a game in which no batter on the opposing team reaches first base
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tenpin bowling a game in which a bowler scores twelve consecutive strikes
Etymology
Origin of perfect game
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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"I don't think we've played our perfect game yet," India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate told reporters on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
“This is a perfect game for AI right now,” said Verron.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The last pitcher to face the minimum over eight innings of a postseason game: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees, in his 1956 perfect game.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
May, meanwhile, was cruising, talking a perfect game into the sixth before Brooks Baldwin singled sharply to right.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
Without some facial surgery, I might play the perfect game of hide-and-seek—never emerging to make friends.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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