perfect game

American  

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.

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perfect game British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of perfect game

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“This is a perfect game for AI right now,” said Verron.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a tactical lesson from Robinson who masterminded the perfect game plan to nullify his old club.

From BBC

"We cannot play the perfect game every time but we need to find the three points and we did this," he said.

From BBC

“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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times