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What turns a no-hitter into a perfect game?

No opposing batter reaches base for any reason.

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  1. The pitcher strikes out every batter
  2. The pitcher throws under 100 pitches
  3. No opposing batter reaches base ✔

Why: In a perfect game, all 27 opposing batters fail to reach first base. No hits, no walks, no hit batters and no errors.

Huh, didn't know that: Lee Richmond threw the first big-league perfect game on June 12, 1880.

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Why was the perfect game so calm? Nobody got on base to cause drama.
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Answer: No opposing batter reaches base. In a perfect game, all 27 opposing batters fail to reach first base. No hits, no walks, no hit batters and no errors.

  1. Lee Richmond created baseball perfection (Baseball Hall of Fame) baseballhall.org/discover/lee-richmond-created-baseball-perfection
    a no-hitter in which all 27 opposing batters fail to reach first base
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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