perfect game

noun

1. 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.

2. a game in bowling of 12 consecutive strikes.

perfect game

noun

1. baseball a game in which no batter on the opposing team reaches first base

2. tenpin bowling a game in which a bowler scores twelve consecutive strikes

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfect game¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“I probably knew,” Sheehan, pitching on the 60th anniversary of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game, said when asked if he was aware he was more than halfway to matching that.

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Schwarber became the 21st player to hit four home runs in a game, an accomplishment even more rare than a perfect game, 24 of which have been pitched.

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We know it wasn't the perfect game but we've been asking for improvement every game and there was some significant improvement.

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May, meanwhile, was cruising, talking a perfect game into the sixth before Brooks Baldwin singled sharply to right.

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A “perfect game” is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a team pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base.

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