List of MLB perfect games with team name, pitcher name & type, strikeouts, date and game details, check all perfect games list since 1880. A perfect game in Major League Baseball (MLB) occurs when a pitcher retires every batter he faces without allowing any opposing player to reach base. This means that no batter reaches base through a hit, walk, hit-by-pitch, or error. It is an extremely rare and remarkable feat in baseball. Over the 140 years of MLB history with over 235,500 games played, there have been 24 official perfect games by the current definition since 1880. No pitcher has ever thrown more than one. Read this article to check complete list of perfect games of all time.
The first two major league perfect games, and the only two of the premodern era, were thrown in 1880, five days apart. The frequency of perfect games has increased significantly since 1981. Fifteen perfect games were thrown in the 44 seasons from 1980 through 2023, while only nine were thrown in the 100-plus prior seasons. There were three perfect games in 2012; the only other year of the modern era in which as many as two were thrown was 2010. By contrast, there have been spans of 23 and 33 consecutive seasons in which no perfect game was thrown.
Also Read: MLB World Series Champions List
MLB Perfect Games List (All 24)
| Pitcher | Date | Game Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Richmond (Wor), LHP, 23 5 K |
June 12, 1880 | Cleveland Blues, 0 at Worcester Worcesters, 1 Venue: Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds Attendance: n.a. Time: 1:26 Caught by: Charlie Bennett Umpired by: Foghorn Bradley |
| John Montgomery Ward (Prov) RHP, 20 5 K |
June 17, 1880 | Providence Grays, 5 vs. Buffalo Bisons, 0 Venue: Messer Street Grounds Attendance: n.a. Time: n.a. Caught by: Emil Gross Umpired by: Charles F. Daniels |
| Cy Young (BOS) RHP, 37 8 K |
May 5, 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics, 0 at Boston Americans, 3 Venue: Huntington Avenue Grounds, day game Attendance: 10,267 Time: 1:25 Caught by: Lou Criger Umpired by: Frank Dwyer |
| Addie Joss (CLE) RHP, 28 74 pitches, 3 K |
October 2, 1908 | Chicago White Sox, 0 at Cleveland Naps, 1 Venue: League Park, day game Attendance: 10,598 Time: 1:32 Caught by: Nig Clarke Umpired by: Tommy Connolly |
| Charlie Robertson (CHW) RHP, 26 90 pitches, 6 K |
April 30, 1922 | Chicago White Sox, 2 at Detroit Tigers, 0 Venue: Navin Field, day game Attendance: 25,000 Time: 1:55 Caught by: Ray Schalk Umpires: [HP: Dick Nallin & 2B: Billy Evans] |
| Don Larsen (NYY) RHP, 27 97 pitches, 7 K |
October 8, 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers, 0 at New York Yankees, 2 Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game (Game 5 of the World Series) Attendance: 64,519 Time: 2:06 Caught by: Yogi Berra Umpires: [HP: Babe Pinelli, 1B: Hank Soar, 2B: Dusty Boggess, 3B: Larry Napp, LF: Tom Gorman, RF: Ed Runge] |
| Jim Bunning (PHI) RHP, 32 90 pitches, 10 K |
June 21, 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies, 6 at New York Mets, 0 Venue: Shea Stadium, day game (first game of doubleheader) Attendance: 32,026 Time: 2:19 Caught by: Gus Triandos Umpires: [HP: Ed Sudol, 1B: Paul Pryor, 2B: Frank Secory, 3B: Ken Burkhart] |
| Sandy Koufax (LAD) LHP, 29 113 pitches, 14 K |
September 9, 1965 | Chicago Cubs, 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers, 1 Venue: Dodger Stadium, night game Attendance: 29,139 Time: 1:43 Caught by: Jeff Torborg Umpires: [HP: Ed Vargo, 1B: Chris Pelekoudas, 2B: Bill Jackowski, 3B: Paul Pryor] |
| Catfish Hunter (OAK) RHP, 22 107 pitches, 11 K |
May 8, 1968 | Minnesota Twins, 0 at Oakland Athletics, 4 Venue: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, night game Attendance: 6,298 Time: 2:28 Caught by: Jim Pagliaroni Umpires: [HP: Jerry Neudecker, 1B: Larry Napp, 2B: Al Salerno, 3B: Bill Haller] |
| Len Barker (CLE) RHP, 25 103 pitches, 11 K |
May 15, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays, 0 at Cleveland Indians, 3 Venue: Cleveland Stadium, night game Attendance: 7,290 Time: 2:09 Caught by: Ron Hassey (1) Umpires: [HP: Rich Garcia, 1B: Greg Kosc, 2B: Don Denkinger, 3B: Jim McKean] |
| Mike Witt (CAL) RHP, 24 94 pitches, 10 K |
September 30, 1984 | California Angels, 1 at Texas Rangers, 0 Venue: Arlington Stadium, day game Attendance: 8,375 Time: 1:49 Caught by: Bob Boone Umpires: [HP: Greg Kosc, 1B: Ted Hendry, 2B: Drew Coble, 3B: Jim Evans] |
| Tom Browning (CIN) LHP, 28 100 pitches, 7 K |
September 16, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers, 0 at Cincinnati Reds, 1 Venue: Riverfront Stadium, night game Attendance: 16,591 Time: 1:51 Caught by: Jeff Reed Umpires: [HP: Jim Quick, 1B: Mark Hirschbeck, 2B: John Kibler, 3B: Eric Gregg] |
| Dennis Martínez (MON) RHP, 36 95 pitches, 5 K |
July 28, 1991 | Montreal Expos, 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers, 0 Venue: Dodger Stadium, day game Attendance: 45,560 Time: 2:14 Caught by: Ron Hassey (2) Umpires: [HP: Larry Poncino, 1B: Bruce Froemming, 2B: Dana DeMuth, 3B: Greg Bonin] |
| Kenny Rogers (TEX) LHP, 29 98 pitches, 8 K |
July 28, 1994 | California Angels, 0 at Texas Rangers, 4 Venue: The Ballpark in Arlington, night game Attendance: 46,581 Time: 2:08 Caught by: Iván Rodríguez Umpires: [HP: Ed Bean, 1B: Don Denkinger, 2B: John Shulock, 3B: Tim Tschida] |
| David Wells (NYY) LHP, 34 120 pitches, 11 K |
May 17, 1998 | Minnesota Twins, 0 at New York Yankees, 4 Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game Attendance: 49,820 Time: 2:40 Caught by: Jorge Posada Umpires: [HP: Tim McClelland, 1B: John Hirschbeck, 2B: Rich Garcia, 3B: Mike Reilly] |
| David Cone (NYY) RHP, 36 88 pitches, 10 K |
July 18, 1999 | Montreal Expos, 0 at New York Yankees, 6 Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game Attendance: 41,930 Time: 2:16 (with a 33-minute rain delay) Caught by: Joe Girardi Umpires: [HP: Ted Barrett, 1B: Larry McCoy, 2B: Jim Evans, 3B: Chuck Meriwether] |
| Randy Johnson (ARI) LHP, 40 117 pitches, 13 K |
May 18, 2004 | Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 at Atlanta Braves, 0 Venue: Turner Field, night game Attendance: 23,381 Time: 2:13 Caught by: Robby Hammock Umpires: [HP: Greg Gibson, 1B: Bruce Dreckman, 2B: Gerry Davis, 3B: Larry Poncino] |
| Mark Buehrle (CHW) LHP, 30 116 pitches, 6 K |
July 23, 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Chicago White Sox, 5 Venue: U.S. Cellular Field, day game Attendance: 28,036 Time: 2:03 Caught by: Ramón Castro Umpires: [HP: Eric Cooper, 1B: Mike Reilly, 2B: Chuck Meriwether, 3B: Laz Díaz] |
| Dallas Braden (OAK) LHP, 26 109 pitches, 6 K |
May 9, 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Oakland Athletics, 4 Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, day game Attendance: 12,288 Time: 2:07 Caught by: Landon Powell Umpires: [HP: Jim Wolf, 1B: Derryl Cousins, 2B: Jim Joyce, 3B: Todd Tichenor] |
| Roy Halladay (PHI) RHP, 33 115 pitches, 11 K |
May 29, 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies, 1 at Florida Marlins, 0 Venue: Sun Life Stadium, night game Attendance: 25,086 Time: 2:13 Caught by: Carlos Ruiz Umpires: [HP: Mike DiMuro, 1B: Tim Welke, 2B: Jim Reynolds, 3B: Bill Welke] |
| Philip Humber (CHW) RHP, 29 96 pitches, 9 K |
April 21, 2012 | Chicago White Sox, 4 at Seattle Mariners, 0 Venue: Safeco Field, day game Attendance: 22,472 Time: 2:17 Caught by: A. J. Pierzynski Umpires: [HP: Brian Runge, 1B: Marvin Hudson, 2B: Tim McClelland, 3B: Ted Barrett] |
| Matt Cain (SF) RHP, 27 125 pitches, 14 K |
June 13, 2012 | Houston Astros, 0 at San Francisco Giants, 10 Venue: AT&T Park, night game Attendance: 42,298 Time: 2:36 Caught by: Buster Posey Umpires: [HP: Ted Barrett, 1B: Mike Muchlinski, 2B: Angel Campos, 3B: Brian Runge] |
| Félix Hernández (SEA) RHP, 26 113 pitches, 12 K |
August 15, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Seattle Mariners, 1 Venue: Safeco Field, day game Attendance: 21,889 Time: 2:22 Caught by: John Jaso Umpires: [HP: Rob Drake, 1B: Joe West, 2B: Sam Holbrook, 3B: Andy Fletcher] |
| Domingo Germán (NYY) RHP, 30 99 pitches, 9 K |
June 28, 2023 | New York Yankees, 11 at Oakland Athletics, 0 Venue: Oakland Coliseum, night game Attendance: 12,479 Time: 2:30 Caught by: Kyle Higashioka Umpires: [HP: Edwin Moscoso, 1B: Nate Tomlinson, 2B: Jordan Baker, 3B: Chris Guccione] |
In the table above for MLB perfect games, LHP and RHP denotes pitcher type i.e whether a person is left hand pitcher or right hand pitcher. The numbers after LHP/RHP denotes the age of the pitcher while the letter “K” denotes the number of strikeouts in the game.
What is a Perfect Game in MLB
In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching any base. To achieve a perfect game, a team must not allow any opposing player to reach base by any means: no hits, walks, hit batsmen, uncaught third strikes, catcher’s or fielder’s interference, or fielding errors which allow a batter to reach base.
A perfect game, by definition, is also a no-hitter, a win, and a shutout. A fielding error that does not allow a batter to reach base, such as a misplayed foul ball, does not spoil a perfect game. Games that last fewer than nine innings, regardless of cause, in which a team has no baserunners do not qualify as perfect games. Games in which a team reaches first base only in extra innings also do not qualify as perfect games.
