Perfect game
In baseball and softball, a perfect game describes a game of a pitcher who does not allow a single opponent to reach first base for the entire duration of the game .
requirements
In baseball and softball , the goal of every team is to get players on the bases when attacking with base hits in order to score runs (points) by running all bases . The defense tries to prevent this by "off" opponents.
If a pitcher or a combination of pitchers succeeds over the full playing distance of 9 or 7 innings that no opposing player reaches first base, this performance is referred to as a perfect game .
The pitcher is therefore not allowed to deliver a base hit , a walk or a hit by pitch . In addition, the defense must not make an error through which a batter reaches first base. A foul ball that is not caught and is considered an error does not affect a perfect game, as it does not put a player on base, but only extends the plate appearance of a batsman.
Previous Perfect Games
MLB
In Major League Baseball had since its inception only 23 Perfect Games, 14 in the American League (AL) and 9 in the National League (NL)
* The number of pitches was not counted.
On June 2, 2010 the pitcher Armando Galarraga was destroyed by a referee wrong decision at the 27th and actually last batter a perfect game; it is in the statistics as one hit - shutout out. The 27th batsman was at first base safe explains in slow motion but it was clear that the right decision out would have read. The umpire admitted immediately one after the game that it was a wrong decision and he had taken a Perfect Game Galarraga (→ Galarragas almost perfect game ).
Baseball Bundesliga
In the baseball league there has been only one Perfect Game
| date | Pitcher | Age | team | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2008 | Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez | 33 | Solingen alligators | in Solingen against the Bonn Capitals |
Japan
In Japanese baseball there have been 15 Perfect Games so far, the last on May 18, 1994 by Hiromi Makihara of the Yomiuri Giants in a 6-run victory over Hiroshima Carp at the Fukuoka Dome. In the Nippon Series 2007, the Chūnichi Dragons succeeded in a perfect game against the Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters , but in a joint effort by the starter Daisuke Yamai (1st – 8th inning) and the relief pitcher Hitoki Iwase (9th inning).
European championships
At the 2014 European Championship, Dutch pitcher Mike Bolsenbroek managed a perfect game against Greece in seven innings (final score 11: 0). The Netherlands became European champions. Bolsenbroek was nominated for the Dutch national team for the first time.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics on mlb.com (English)
- ↑ Jason Beck: Missed call ends Galarraga's perfect bid ( English ) MLB Advanced Media, LP. June 3, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ↑ Online article on the Perfect Game by Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez in the Rheinische Post ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Legionnaire Bolsenbroek is European Champion Mittelbayerische Zeitung online, September 21, 2014, accessed on October 4, 2015.
- ↑ Perfect game voor pitcher Mike Bolsenbroek ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. De Nederlandse Honkbalsite, accessed October 4, 2015.
