IGN Baseball Board Quiz #2 - Perfect Games

IGN Baseball Board Quiz #2 - Perfect Games

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Welcome to the second in a series of IGN Baseball Board Trivia Quizzes. The first quiz about the All-Star game was fairly difficult, with a vast majority of people getting less than half right. Lets see how you do with some questions about perfect games, some modern and some not, as we look into some of the greatest pitching performances in baseball history. Will you be perfect, or will Jim Joyce have to ruin it for you?

  1. 1

    Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs threw the first perfect game in Major League history on June 12th, 1880. Which of the following did NOT occur in this game?

  2. 2

    John Montgomery Ward's perfect game, the second in MLB history, occurred how shortly after Richmond's?

  3. 3

    Cy Young's perfect game on May 5th, 1904, was a 3-0 victory against the Philadelphia Athletics. For which team did Young pitch for?

  4. 4

    Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps threw his perfect game against the Chicago White Sox on October 2nd, 1908. What was especially incredible about this feat?

  5. 5

    Charlie Robertson's perfect game on April 30th, 1922 is considered one of the most unlikely perfect games of all time. Why?

  6. 6

    Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series stands out as one of the greatest post-season performances in baseball history. His Yankees won 2-0 against which team?

  7. 7

    Jim Bunning was 32 when he pitched his perfect game against the New York Mets on June 21st, 1964. Which team did Bunning pitch for?

  8. 8

    Which of the following is NOT true about Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9th, 1965 for the Los Angeles Dodgers?

  9. 9

    Who threw the May 8th, 1968 perfect game for the Oakland Athletics against the Minnesota Twins?

  10. 10

    Len Barker threw 103 pitches in his May 15th, 1981 perfect game for which American League team?

  11. 11

    Mike Witt's 1-0 perfect game for the California Angels on September 30th, 1984 was played in which ballpark?

  12. 12

    Tom Browning threw his perfect game for the Cincinnati Reds on September 16th, 1988 came against which team that eventually won that year's World Series (the only time that's happened)?

  13. 13

    Dennis Martinez was fortunate to have Ron Hassey catch his July 28th, 1991 perfect game for the Montreal Expos. That's because Hassey also caught which other man's perfect game?

  14. 14

    Kenny Rogers's perfect game on July 28th, 1994 for the Texas Rangers was helped in part by the spectacular 9th inning catch by which famed Ranger outfielder?

  15. 15

    David Wells claims he was half-drunk when the threw his May 17th, 1998 perfect game against which team?

  16. 16

    Which future manager caught David Cone's July 18th, 1999 perfect game for the New York Yankees?

  17. 17

    Which is NOT true about Randy Johnson's perfect game for the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 18th, 2004?

  18. 18

    Everyone remembers DeWayne Wise's dramatic catch to save Mark Buehrle's July 23rd, 2009 perfect game. Who hit the ball that Wise caught?

  19. 19

    Dallas Braden threw his perfect game on May 9th, 2010 for the Oakland Athletics. What is true about this game?

  20. 20

    Roy Halladay pitched the most recent perfect game on May 29th, 2010 for the Philadelphia Phillies. How many batters reached three-ball counts against Halladay?

  21. 21

    Armando Galarrage's near-perfect game on June 2nd, 2010 was the 10th time a perfect game had been spoiled by the 27th batter. Who was the most recent one other than Galarraga?

  22. 22

    Who did the Red Sox throw an unofficial perfect game against in a spring training game on March 14th, 2000?

  23. 23

    Who threw 12 innings of perfect baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26th, 1959, until giving up a hit in the 13th?

  24. 24

    The redefinition of the no-hitter, thus making the 12-inning perfection NOT a perfect game, was made by the Committee of Statistical Accuracy under which commissioner's time in office?

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