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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With the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2022, he threw a perfect game with 19 strikeouts, then followed it up with eight more perfect frames in his next game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Last month, he carried a perfect game into the eighth inning and no-hitter into the ninth against the Chicago White Sox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mr. Ryan threw his last no-hitter when he was 44, 15 years older than Mr. Koufax was when he threw his fourth and final one, a perfect game at Dodger Stadium in 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"It was almost the perfect game for us, but definitely our fans," said Arne Slot, after his side secured a first Champions League quarter-final since 2022 with a devastating display against Galatasaray.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
One of them, the fastest perfect game ever played, had been accomplished by James Halliday in just under four hours.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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