perfect game
Every perfect game is a no-hitter, but not every no-hitter is perfect. This topic is part of Baseball within Sports. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
perfect game trivia questions
In baseball, a perfect game means the opposing team sends how many batters to base?
Answer: None
Bonus fact: No batter reaches safely by hit, walk, error, or other means.
How many batters does a pitcher retire in a nine-inning perfect game?
Answer: 27
Bonus fact: Three outs per inning for nine innings equals 27 outs.
How does a perfect game differ from a no-hitter?
Answer: No batter reaches base in a perfect game
Bonus fact: Every perfect game is a no-hitter, but not every no-hitter is perfect.
Don Larsen threw his perfect game in which event?
Answer: World Series
Bonus fact: It remains the only perfect game in World Series history.
Who caught Larsen's perfect game?
Answer: Yogi Berra
Bonus fact: Berra famously jumped into Larsen's arms after the final out.
Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history?
Answer: Don Larsen
Bonus fact: Larsen's perfect game came for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series.