In baseball, throwing a perfect game is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not allow a baserunner on base over the course of one game. In Nippon Professional Baseball, a perfect game is an extremely rare occurrence, only occurring 16 times.
Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined perfect games are not considered as official perfect games by Nippon Professional Baseball.
Perfect games
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Combined perfect games
editIn Game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series, a rare combined perfect game occurred. However, it is not recognized as such since no-hitters or perfect games achieved by multiple pitchers in one game are considered unofficial by NPB. However, it is recognized by the WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation, the international governing body of baseball) as a perfect game.
Date | Pitcher | Club | Score | Opponent | Ballpark | Ref |
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November 1, 2007 | Daisuke Yamai (8 IP) Hitoki Iwase (1 IP) |
Chunichi Dragons | 1–0 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Nagoya Dome | [3] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "無安打無得点試合 (No hitter records)". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki throws Japan's 16th perfect game". Mainichi Daily News. April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Chunichi Dragons win Series with perfect game". New York Times. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2016.