3rd perfecto of season
Twenty-seven up, 27 down. Again.
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Third perfect game of the season
Seattle's Felix Hernandez threw Major League Baseball's third perfect game of the season — a record — joining San Francisco's Matt Cain and the White Sox's Philip Humber, who also tossed his gem at Safeco Field.
That means six of the 23 perfectos in baseball history have come since 2009. Little wonder this is being called the Decade of the Pitcher.
Still not impressed? It gets better. Hernandez's gem was the sixth no-hitter this season. One more and major league pitchers will have tied the seven set in 1990 and matched a season later.
There's only been one year with eight no-hitters. Want to guess? Here's a hint: Chester Arthur was president. That season was 1884.
Credit: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
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