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Has anyone had 2 perfect games?

No major league player has ever thrown two perfect games, although Jean Faut of the AAGPBL accomplished the feat with perfect games in 1951 and 1953.
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Who has thrown 2 perfect games?

Has an MLB pitcher ever thrown two perfect games? MLB's 23 perfect games were thrown by 23 different pitchers, meaning no player has ever recorded more than one and there has never been a combined perfecto. The Yankees and White Sox are tied for the most perfect games with three apiece.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952.
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Has there ever been an Immaculate perfect game?

Seven pitchers have accomplished the feat more than once in their career, including Hall-of-Famers Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, and Randy Johnson, and currently active pitchers Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, and Kevin Gausman.
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What is the rarest baseball play?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
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Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning?

Hayden Deal of the Rome Braves threw perhaps the first two-pitch, three-out inning in MiLB history | MLB.com.
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Did Nolan Ryan ever pitch a perfect game?

Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award; both were largely attributed to his high walk rate.
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Who threw fastest pitch ever recorded?

What is the fastest pitch ever thrown in history? On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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What pitch is banned in MLB?

A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly. This technique alters the wind resistance and weight on one side of the ball, causing it to move in an atypical manner.
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What is a 3 pitch inning called?

You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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Who pitched 3 no-hitters in a row?

In order to break this record, a pitcher would have to pitch three consecutive no-hitters — simply impossible! 1938 was Vander Meer's first full season; however, the often wild throwing lefty did not let that get to him.
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Who got robbed of a perfect game?

In 1991, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix was removed from the sport's no-hitter list 32 years after he threw what was classified at the time as a no-hitter. (He had thrown 12 perfect innings, but lost the perfect game on an error and a hit in the 13th inning.)
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Can a perfect game have an error?

A perfect game is a complete game pitched without a runner reaching base either by hit, base-on-balls, or error. It is one of the rarest feats in baseball and a subset of no-hitters.
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How rare is a perfect game?

Again, the true odds depend on the pitcher and the team he's pitching against. Some games will have odds slightly better, and some will have odds slightly worse. But they should even out, making our odds of 1 in 46,800 a good estimate for the average game.
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Who threw the most 1 hitters?

Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter

In addition to his seven no-hitters, Ryan threw 12 one-hitters, tied with Feller for the most since at least 1901.
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How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastball?

The most widely quoted response is Nolan Ryan, whose fastball was "officially" clocked by the Guinness Book of World Records at 100.9 miles per hour in a game played on August 20, 1974, versus the Detroit Tigers.
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Who threw 7 no-hitters?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters is Nolan Ryan, who threw seven in his 27-year career.
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Who is the hardest pitcher ever?

1. Jhoan Duran, RP, Twins. Duran is the only pitcher in MLB averaging better than 100 mph on his fastball, and he's been a dominant reliever for Minnesota. He has a 2.81 ERA and 36/4 K/BB in 25.2 innings with four saves.
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Who is the hardest pitcher?

The fastest documented fastball in baseball history was thrown by left-hander Aroldis Chapman, currently a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. Chapman had the speed tattooed on the inside of his left wrist: 105.1 mph.
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Has anyone hit 2 home runs in the same inning?

Mike Cameron hit two home runs in the same inning as Bret Boone, becoming the first teammates to accomplish the feat. Cameron also finished the game with a record-equaling four home runs. Kendrys Morales is one of three switch hitters to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning.
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What is the most inning without a run?

During the 1988 Major League Baseball season, pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers set the MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a run against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations.
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What is the world's longest inning?

The longest MLB inning occurred on May 8, 2004, when the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers combined for 18 runs in a 5th inning that lasted 68 minutes.
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