Monday, May 10, 2010

27 Up, 27 Down (2010 Edition)

Congratulations to Rob Flynn, owner of the Virginia Vagrants and Pitcher Dallas Braden, who threw the 19th Perfect Game in Major League history yesterday. It is the first perfect game since Mark Buerhle's gem in July of last year and the second no-hitter this season.

The Perfect Game "club"
  1. Lee Richmond, June 12, 1880
  2. John Montgomery Ward, June 17, 1880
  3. Cy Young, May 5 1904
  4. Addie Joss, October 2, 1908
  5. Charlie Robertson, April 30, 1922
  6. Don Larsen, October 8, 1956 (during the World Series)
  7. Jim Bunning, June 21, 1964
  8. Sandy Koufax, September 9, 1965
  9. Catfish Hunter, May 8, 1968
  10. Len Barker, May 15, 1981
  11. Mike Witt, September 30, 1984
  12. Tom Browning, September 16, 1988
  13. Dennis Martinez, July 28, 1991
  14. Kenny Rogers, July 28, 1994
  15. David Wells, May 17, 1998
  16. David Cone, July 18, 1999
  17. Randy Johnson, May 18, 2004
  18. Mark Buehrle, July 23, 2009
  19. Dallas Braden, May 9, 2010