| Honorable Mention |
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| Pitcher (Team) | Opponent | How Close? | Date |
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Harvey Haddix |
Milwaukee Braves |
12 perfect innings; lost game in 23th. |
May 26, 1959 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | | | |
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Mike Mussina |
Cleveland Indians |
Retired first 25 batters. |
May 30, 1997 |
| Baltimore Orioles | | | |
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Hooks Wiltse |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Hit the 27th batter. |
July 4, 1908 |
| New York Giants | | | |
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Tommy Bridges |
Washington Senators |
Pinch hit by the 27th batter. |
August 5, 1932 |
| Detroit Tigers | | | |
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Billy Pierce |
Washington Senators |
27th batter doubled. |
June 27, 1958 |
| Chicago White Sox | | | |
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Milt Pappas |
San Diego Padres |
27th batter walked on 3-2 pitch. |
September 3, 1972 |
| Chicago Cubs | | | |
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Milt Wilcox |
Chicago White Sox |
27th batter singled |
April 15, 1983 |
| Detroit Tigers | | | |
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Ron Robinson |
Montreal Expos |
27th batter basehit. |
May 2, 1988 |
| Cincinnati Reds | | | |
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Dave Stieb |
New York Yankees |
27th batter basehit. |
August 4, 1989 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | | | |
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Brian Holman |
Oakland Athletics |
27th batter homered. |
April 20, 1990 |
| Seattle Mariners | | | |
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Mike Mussina |
Cleveland Indians |
Retired first 25 batters. |
May 30, 1997 |
| Baltimore Orioles | | | |
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Mike Mussina |
Detroit Tigers |
Retired first 23 batters |
August 4, 1998 |
| Baltimore Orioles | | | |
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Mike Mussina |
Boston Red Sox |
Two strikes on the 27th batter. |
September 2, 2001 |
| New York Yankees | | | |
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Pedro Martinez |
San Diego Padres |
28th batter led off 10th w/a basehit. |
July 3, 1995 |
| Montreal Expos | | | |
