document_title: List of Major League Baseball perfect games

question_text: when was the last perfect game thrown in baseball

text: Major League Baseball perfect games[edit]

text: 19th century[edit]

text:
Pitcher
Date
Game

Lee Richmond (Wor)
   LHP, 23
   5 K
June 12, 1880

Cleveland Blues, 0 at Worcester Worcesters, 1
Venue: Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds
Attendance: n.a.
Time: 1:26
Caught by: Charlie Bennett
Umpired by: Foghorn Bradley
Box score

John Montgomery Ward (Prov)
   RHP, 20
   5 K
June 17, 1880

Providence Grays, 5 vs. Buffalo Bisons, 0
Venue: Messer Street Grounds
Attendance: n.a.
Time: n.a.
Caught by: Emil Gross
Umpired by: Charles F. Daniels
Box score

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text: Lee Richmond[edit]

text: Richmond was pitching in his first full season in the big leagues after appearing in one game in 1879. He was apparently considered a good hitter, as he batted second in the lineup. His perfect game featured an unusual 9–3 putout, with Worcester right fielder Lon Knight throwing out Cleveland's Bill Phillips at first.[6] The play came on one of three balls Cleveland hit out of the infield.[7] Three outs were recorded on "foul bounds": balls caught after bouncing once in foul territory (the foul bound rule was eliminated three years later). In the seventh inning, the game was delayed for seven minutes due to rain; Richmond dried the ball off with sawdust when he returned to the mound.[8] A monument marks the site of the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds where the game took place, now part of the campus of Becker College.[9] The feat was recognized as unusual: a newspaper report described it as "the most wonderful game on record".[10][11]

text: John Montgomery Ward[edit]

text: Monte Ward threw his perfect game at the Grays' park in Providence, but Buffalo, by virtue of a coin toss, which was the custom under the rules at that time, was officially the "home" team, batting in the bottom of each inning. At the age of 20 years, 105 days, Ward is the youngest pitcher ever to throw a perfect game. He batted sixth in the lineup. Beginning in 1881, the year after his perfect game, Ward spent more time as a position player than a pitcher; in 1885, following an arm injury, he became a full-time infielder.[12] The five days between Ward's game and Richmond's is the shortest amount of time between major-league perfect games.

text: Modern era[edit]

text:
Pitcher
Date
Game

Cy Young (BOS)
   RHP, 37
   8 K
May 5, 1904

Philadelphia Athletics, 0 at Boston Americans, 3
Venue: Huntington Avenue Grounds, day game
Attendance: 10,267
Time: 1:25
Caught by: Lou Criger
Umpired by: Frank Dwyer
Box score

Addie Joss (CLE)
   RHP, 28
   74 pitches, 3 K
October 2, 1908

Chicago White Sox, 0 at Cleveland Naps, 1
Venue: League Park, day game
Attendance: 10,598
Time: 1:32
Caught by: Nig Clarke
Umpired by: Tommy Connolly
Box score

Charlie Robertson (CHW)
   RHP, 26
   90 pitches, 6 K
April 30, 1922

Chicago White Sox, 2 at Detroit Tigers, 0
Venue: Navin Field, day game
Attendance: 25,000
Time: 1:55
Caught by: Ray Schalk
Umpires:

HP: Dick Nallin
2B: Billy Evans

Box score

Don Larsen (NYY)
   RHP, 27
   97 pitches, 7 K
October 8, 1956

Brooklyn Dodgers, 0 at New York Yankees, 2
Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game (Game 5 of the World Series)
Attendance: 64,519
Time: 2:06
Caught by: Yogi Berra
Umpires:

HP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Larry Napp
LF: Tom Gorman
RF: Ed Runge

Box score and play-by-play

Jim Bunning (PHI)
   RHP, 32
   90 pitches, 10 K
June 21, 1964

Philadelphia Phillies, 6 at New York Mets, 0
Venue: Shea Stadium, day game (first game of doubleheader)
Attendance: 32,026
Time: 2:19
Caught by: Gus Triandos
Umpires:

HP: Ed Sudol
1B: Paul Pryor
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Ken Burkhart

Box score and play-by-play

Sandy Koufax (LAD)
   LHP, 29
   113 pitches, 14 K
September 9, 1965

Chicago Cubs, 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers, 1
Venue: Dodger Stadium, night game
Attendance: 29,139
Time: 1:43
Caught by: Jeff Torborg
Umpires:

HP: Ed Vargo
1B: Chris Pelekoudas
2B: Bill Jackowski
3B: Paul Pryor

Box score and play-by-play

Catfish Hunter (OAK)
   RHP, 22
   107 pitches, 11 K
May 8, 1968

Minnesota Twins, 0 at Oakland Athletics, 4
Venue: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, night game
Attendance: 6,298
Time: 2:28
Caught by: Jim Pagliaroni
Umpires:

HP: Jerry Neudecker
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Al Salerno
3B: Bill Haller

Box score and play-by-play

Len Barker (CLE)
   RHP, 25
   103 pitches, 11 K
May 15, 1981

Toronto Blue Jays, 0 at Cleveland Indians, 3
Venue: Cleveland Stadium, night game
Attendance: 7,290
Time: 2:09
Caught by: Ron Hassey (1)
Umpires:

HP: Rich Garcia
1B: Greg Kosc
2B: Don Denkinger
3B: Jim McKean

Box score and play-by-play

Mike Witt (CAL)
   RHP, 24
   94 pitches, 10 K
September 30, 1984

California Angels, 1 at Texas Rangers, 0
Venue: Arlington Stadium, day game
Attendance: 8,375
Time: 1:49
Caught by: Bob Boone
Umpires:

HP: Greg Kosc
1B: Ted Hendry
2B: Drew Coble
3B: Jim Evans

Box score and play-by-play

Tom Browning (CIN)
   LHP, 28
   100 pitches, 7 K
September 16, 1988

Los Angeles Dodgers, 0 at Cincinnati Reds, 1
Venue: Riverfront Stadium, night game
Attendance: 16,591
Time: 1:51
Caught by: Jeff Reed
Umpires:

HP: Jim Quick
1B: Mark Hirschbeck
2B: John Kibler
3B: Eric Gregg

Box score and play-by-play

Dennis Martínez (MON)
   RHP, 36
   95 pitches, 5 K
July 28, 1991

Montreal Expos, 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers, 0
Venue: Dodger Stadium, day game
Attendance: 45,560
Time: 2:14
Caught by: Ron Hassey (2)
Umpires:

HP: Larry Poncino
1B: Bruce Froemming
2B: Dana DeMuth
3B: Greg Bonin

Box score and play-by-play

Kenny Rogers (TEX)
   LHP, 29
   98 pitches, 8 K
July 28, 1994

California Angels, 0 at Texas Rangers, 4
Venue: The Ballpark in Arlington, night game
Attendance: 46,581
Time: 2:08
Caught by: Iván Rodríguez
Umpires:

HP: Ed Bean
1B: Don Denkinger
2B: John Shulock
3B: Tim Tschida

Box score and play-by-play

David Wells (NYY)
   LHP, 34
   120 pitches, 11 K
May 17, 1998

Minnesota Twins, 0 at New York Yankees, 4
Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game
Attendance: 49,820
Time: 2:40
Caught by: Jorge Posada
Umpires:

HP: Tim McClelland
1B: John Hirschbeck
2B: Rich Garcia
3B: Mike Reilly

Box score and play-by-play

David Cone (NYY)
   RHP, 36
   88 pitches, 10 K
July 18, 1999

Montreal Expos, 0 at New York Yankees, 6
Venue: Yankee Stadium, day game
Attendance: 41,930
Time: 2:16 (with a 33-minute rain delay)
Caught by: Joe Girardi
Umpires:

HP: Ted Barrett (1)
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Jim Evans
3B: Chuck Meriwether

Box score and play-by-play

Randy Johnson (ARI)
   LHP, 40
   117 pitches, 13 K
May 18, 2004

Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 at Atlanta Braves, 0
Venue: Turner Field, night game
Attendance: 23,381
Time: 2:13
Caught by: Robby Hammock
Umpires:

HP: Greg Gibson
1B: Bruce Dreckman
2B: Gerry Davis
3B: Larry Poncino

Box score and play-by-play

Mark Buehrle (CHW)
   LHP, 30
   116 pitches, 6 K
July 23, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Chicago White Sox, 5
Venue: U.S. Cellular Field, day game
Attendance: 28,036
Time: 2:03
Caught by: Ramón Castro
Umpires:

HP: Eric Cooper
1B: Mike Reilly
2B: Chuck Meriwether
3B: Laz Díaz

Box score and play-by-play

Dallas Braden (OAK)
   LHP, 26
   109 pitches, 6 K
May 9, 2010

Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Oakland Athletics, 4
Venue: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, day game
Attendance: 12,288
Time: 2:07
Caught by: Landon Powell
Umpires:

HP: Jim Wolf
1B: Derryl Cousins
2B: Jim Joyce
3B: Todd Tichenor

Box score and play-by-play

Roy Halladay (PHI)
   RHP, 34
   115 pitches, 11 K
May 29, 2010

Philadelphia Phillies, 1 at Florida Marlins, 0
Venue: Sun Life Stadium, night game
Attendance: 25,086
Time: 2:13
Caught by: Carlos Ruiz
Umpires:

HP: Mike DiMuro
1B: Tim Welke
2B: Jim Reynolds
3B: Bill Welke

Box score and play-by-play

Philip Humber (CHW)
   RHP, 29
   96 pitches, 9 K
April 21, 2012

Chicago White Sox, 4 at Seattle Mariners, 0
Venue: Safeco Field, day game
Attendance: 22,472
Time: 2:17
Caught by: A. J. Pierzynski
Umpires:

HP: Brian Runge
1B: Marvin Hudson
2B: Tim McClelland
3B: Ted Barrett

Box score and play-by-play

Matt Cain (SF)
   RHP, 27
   125 pitches, 14 K
June 13, 2012

Houston Astros, 0 at San Francisco Giants, 10
Venue: AT&T Park, night game
Attendance: 42,298
Time: 2:36
Caught by: Buster Posey
Umpires:

HP: Ted Barrett (2)
1B: Mike Muchlinski
2B: Angel Campos
3B: Brian Runge

Box score and play-by-play

Félix Hernández (SEA)
   RHP, 26
   113 pitches, 12 K
August 15, 2012

Tampa Bay Rays, 0 at Seattle Mariners, 1
Venue: Safeco Field, day game
Attendance: 21,889
Time: 2:22
Caught by: John Jaso
Umpires:

HP: Rob Drake
1B: Joe West
2B: Sam Holbrook
3B: Andy Fletcher

Box score and play-by-play

text: Cy Young[edit]

text: Young's perfect game was part of a hitless streak of 24 or 25⅓ straight innings—depending on whether partial innings at either end of the streak are included. In either calculation, the streak remains a record. It was also part of a streak of 45 straight innings in which Young did not give up a run, which was then a record.[13]

text: Addie Joss[edit]

text: Joss's was the most pressure-packed of any regular-season perfect game. With just four games left on their schedule, the Cleveland Naps were involved in a three-way pennant race with the Tigers and the White Sox, that day's opponents. Joss's counterpart, Ed Walsh, struck out 15 and gave up just four scattered singles. The lone, unearned run scored as a result of a botched pickoff play and a wild pitch.[15] The Naps ended the day tied with the Tigers for first, with the White Sox two games back; the Tigers won the league by a half game over the Naps. Joss threw a second no-hitter against the White Sox in 1910, making him and Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants the only major league pitchers ever to throw two no-hitters against the same team.

text: Charlie Robertson[edit]

text: Robertson's perfect game was only his fifth appearance, and fourth start, in the big leagues. He finished his career with a 49–80 record, the fewest wins of any perfect-game pitcher until Dallas Braden; Robertson's winning percentage of .380 remains the lowest of anyone who ever threw a perfect game. The Tigers, led by player-manager Ty Cobb, accused Robertson of illegally doctoring the ball with oil or grease.[16] In terms of the opposing team's ability to get on base, this is statistically the most unlikely of perfectos: the 1922 Tigers had an on-base percentage (OBP) of .373.[17]

text: Don Larsen[edit]

text: Larsen did not know he would pitch in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series until a few hours before game time.[18] This was his second start of the Series; he had lasted less than two innings in Game 2. In his perfect game, Larsen employed the style he had adopted in mid-season, working without a windup. Just one Dodgers batter—Pee Wee Reese, in the first inning—worked a three-ball count.[19] The Dodgers had the highest season winning percentage of any team ever to lose a perfect game: .604. The image of catcher Yogi Berra leaping into Larsen's arms after the final strike is one of the most famous in baseball history.[20] The 34 years between Robertson's feat and Larsen's is the longest gap between perfect games.

text: Jim Bunning[edit]

text: Bunning's perfect game, pitched on Father's Day, was the first in the National League since Ward's 84 years before. Defying the baseball superstition that holds one should not talk about a no-hitter in progress, Bunning spoke to his teammates about the perfect game as it developed to loosen them up and relieve the pressure.[21]

text: Sandy Koufax[edit]

text: Koufax's perfect game was the first one pitched at night. It was nearly a double no-hitter, as Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley gave up only one hit, a bloop double to left-fielder Lou Johnson in the seventh inning that did not figure in the scoring. The Dodgers scored their only run in the fifth inning: Lou Johnson reached first on a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third, and scored when Cubs catcher Chris Krug overthrew third base on the play. The game also set records for the fewest hits by both teams, one, and the fewest base runners by both teams, two (both Johnson). Koufax's 14 strikeouts are tied with Matt Cain for the most ever thrown by a perfect game pitcher.

text: Catfish Hunter[edit]

text: Hunter, a talented batter, was also the hitting star of his perfect game. He went 3 for 4 with a double and 3 RBIs, including a bunt single that drove home the first and thus winning run in the seventh inning—easily the best offensive performance ever by a perfect game pitcher. At 22 years and 30 days old, Hunter was the youngest pitcher to throw a perfect game in the modern era. This was the first no-hitter of the Athletics' Oakland tenure, which was only 25 games old.[22]

text: Len Barker[edit]

text: Barker's perfect game was the first one in which designated hitters were used. He did not reach a three-ball count in the entire game.[23] Toronto shortstop Alfredo Griffin, who played for the losing team in this game, went on to play for the losers in the perfect games of Browning and Martínez. Also on the losing end of this game was Danny Ainge, who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. All 11 of Barker's strikeouts were swinging.[24]

text: Mike Witt[edit]

text: Witt's perfect game came on the last day of the 1984 season. Reggie Jackson, who drove in the only run of the game on a seventh-inning fielder's choice ground ball, was also on the winning team in Catfish Hunter's perfect game. On April 11, 1990, Witt, pitching out of the bullpen, combined with starting pitcher Mark Langston to throw a no-hitter for the California Angels.

text: Tom Browning[edit]

text: Browning's perfect game, for the Cincinnati Reds against the Los Angeles Dodgers in September 1988, came against the team that eventually won that year's World Series, the only time that has happened. A two-hour, twenty-seven-minute rain delay[25] caused the game to start at approximately 10 PM. Right fielder Paul O'Neill, who played for the winning side in this game, also played for the winning side in the perfect games of Wells and Cone. The following July 4, Browning came within an inning of becoming the first pitcher to throw two perfect games, retiring the first 24 batters in a game against the Phillies before surrendering a leadoff double in the ninth.[26]

text: Dennis Martínez[edit]

text: Martínez, born in Granada, Nicaragua, was the first major league pitcher born outside of the United States to throw a perfect game. He achieved the feat for the Montreal Expos against the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 1991. Opposing pitcher Mike Morgan was perfect through five full innings, the latest the opposing starter in a perfect game has remained perfect. Two days earlier, Expos pitcher Mark Gardner no-hit the Dodgers through nine innings but lost the no-hitter in the tenth, meaning the Expos narrowly missed throwing a no-hitter and a perfect game in the same series. Martínez's catcher, Ron Hassey, had also caught Len Barker's perfect game. This was the third perfect game pitched against the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, joining those of Larsen and Browning; the only other teams to lose more than one perfect game are the Twins (Hunter and Wells) and the Rays (Buehrle, Hernandez and Braden).

text: Kenny Rogers[edit]

text: Rogers benefited from center fielder Rusty Greer's fantastic diving catch of a line drive hit by Rex Hudler, leading off the ninth inning.[27] Rogers' performance against the Angels came 10 seasons after Witt's perfect game against the Rangers. The Angels and Rangers are the only major league teams to record perfect games against each other. The home plate umpire was a minor league fill-in, Ed Bean, who was working his 29th Major League game and seventh behind the plate. Bean, who was substituting for 17-year veteran Ken Kaiser, worked only seven more MLB games following Rogers' performance.

text: David Wells[edit]

text: Wells attended the same high school as Don Larsen: Point Loma High School, San Diego, California. They also both enjoyed the night life. Casey Stengel once said of Larsen, "The only thing he fears is sleep." Wells has claimed to have been "half-drunk" and suffering from a "raging, skull-rattling hangover" during his perfect game.[28] Wells' perfect game comprised the core of a streak of 38 consecutive retired batters (May 12–23, 1998), an American League record he held until 2007.

text: David Cone[edit]

text: Cone's perfect game occurred on Yogi Berra Day. Don Larsen threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Berra, who had been his catcher during the 1956 World Series perfect game. As the game wore on, television cameras showed Larsen, the only perfect game pitcher to attend another perfect game. No Expo worked even a three-ball count.[29] Cone's perfect game, which took only 88 pitches, was interrupted by a 33-minute rain delay and is the only one to date in regular-season interleague play. Following teammate Wells's perfect game the previous season, this also represents the only time two successive perfect games have been thrown by the same team.

text: Randy Johnson[edit]

text: Johnson threw his perfect game at the age of 40 years, 256 days, becoming by more than three and a half years the oldest pitcher to achieve the feat. The former holder of the mark, Cy Young, threw his at the age of 37 years, 37 days. Johnson is also the tallest perfect game pitcher at 6' 10", surpassing Mike Witt by three inches. Of the teams to have a perfect game thrown against them, the 2004 Braves have the second-highest OBP (.343) and are tied for the second-highest winning percentage (.593).[30] In contrast, the Diamondbacks had by far the worst season winning percentage (.315) of any team to benefit from a perfect game.[31]

text: Mark Buehrle[edit]

text: Buehrle was assisted by a dramatic ninth-inning wall-climbing catch by center fielder DeWayne Wise to rob Gabe Kapler of a home run; Wise had just entered the game as a defensive replacement before Kapler's at-bat. This was the first major league perfect game in which the pitcher and catcher were battery-mates for the first time; Ramón Castro had been acquired by the White Sox less than two months before.[32] This was also the first perfect game to feature a grand slam, by Josh Fields in the bottom of the second inning. Umpire Eric Cooper, who called the game, had been behind the plate for Buehrle's previous no-hitter.[33] On July 28, Buehrle followed up with another 5 2/3 perfect innings to set the major league record for consecutive batters retired at 45 (this includes the final batter he faced in his appearance before the perfect game).[34] That record was broken by Yusmeiro Petit of the San Francisco Giants in 2014[35]

text: Dallas Braden[edit]

text: Braden's perfect game, pitched on Mother's Day, was the first complete game of his career. His grandmother attended the game and celebrated on the field with him. It was the first time a perfect game had been pitched against the team with the best record in the majors at the time; coming into the contest, the Rays were 22–8.[36] The 2010 Rays are tied for the second-highest winning percentage (.593) of any team to be on the receiving end of a perfect game.[37] MLB's previous perfect game had also been thrown against the Rays, making them the second team to have successive perfect games against them (the first was the Dodgers in 1988 and 1991).[38] This game came 290 days after Buehrle's, the shortest period between modern-day perfect games—a record which lasted just three weeks, until Halladay's perfect game.

text: Roy Halladay[edit]

text: Halladay pitched the second perfect game of the 2010 season 20 days after Braden's, the shortest period between perfect games in the modern era.[39] Mark Buehrle's perfect game had been 10 months earlier, marking the first time that three perfect games occurred within a one-year span. Seven batters reached three-ball counts against Halladay.[40] Halladay nearly pitched a second perfect game in the 2010 NL Division Series against the Reds but gave up a walk to Jay Bruce. The hurler had to settle for a no-hitter and became the only perfect game pitcher to throw another no-hitter in the same season, and the fifth with two no-hitters. Halladay is the second pitcher to throw a perfect game and win the Cy Young Award in the same season; Sandy Koufax did so in 1965.[41]

text: Philip Humber[edit]

text: On April 21, 2012, Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox pitched the third perfect game in White Sox history. The final out of Humber's perfect game came after a full-count check-swing third strike to Brendan Ryan on a ball that catcher A. J. Pierzynski dropped. As Ryan disputed umpire Brian Runge's decision that he had swung, Pierzynski threw the ball to first base for the final out.[42] As with Braden, Humber's perfect game was the first complete game of his career.[43] Humber's lifetime major league record of 16-23 gives him the fewest career wins of any pitcher who has thrown an MLB perfect game. The White Sox became the second franchise with three perfect games, joining the Yankees.

text: Matt Cain[edit]

text: On June 13, 2012, Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants pitched the first perfect game in Giants franchise history, the second of three in 2012, and the 22nd in MLB history. Third baseman Joaquín Árias threw out Jason Castro for the final out on a chopped grounder he fielded deep behind the bag. Cain tallied 14 strikeouts, tying Sandy Koufax for the most strikeouts in a perfect game. Cain's 125 pitches are the most ever thrown in a perfect game. Cain was aided by a running catch at the wall by Melky Cabrera in the 6th and a diving catch by Gregor Blanco in the 7th. The winning Giants scored 10 runs, making this the highest-scoring perfect game. Home plate umpire Ted Barrett had also called Cone's perfect game, making him the only person to call two; having umpired at third base for Humber's game, Barrett also became just the second man, after Alfredo Griffin, to have been on the field for three perfect games—within two months; since then, there have been four more.

text: Félix Hernández[edit]

text: On August 15, 2012, Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners threw the 23rd perfect game in MLB history (and the first in August) against the Tampa Bay Rays. This was the first perfect game in Mariners history, and the franchise's fourth no-hitter.[44] Hernandez's performance was highlighted by 12 strikeouts and a career-high 26 swinging-strikes. In an on-field interview immediately following the last out, Hernandez said he had started thinking about the possibility of a perfect game in the second inning. It was the third time in the past four seasons that Tampa Bay was on the losing side of a perfect game. Four Rays—Evan Longoria, Carlos Peña, B.J. Upton, and Ben Zobrist—joined Alfredo Griffin in having played in three perfect games for the losing team; all four also participated in Buehrle's and Braden's.

text: General notes[edit]

text: Three perfect-game pitchers had RBIs in their games: Hunter (3), Bunning (2), and Young (1). Hunter had three hits; Richmond, Ward, Bunning, Martínez, and Cain each had one. Cain is the only pitcher to score a run during a perfect game (Gregor Blanco followed him in the order and hit a home run). Barker, Witt, Rogers, Wells, Cone, Buehrle, Braden, Humber, and Hernández did not bat in their perfect games, as the American League adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973. The latest the winning run has been scored in a perfect game is the seventh inning—this occurred in the games of Hunter (bottom), Witt (top), and Martínez (top).

text: Seven perfect-game pitchers have also thrown at least one additional no-hitter: Young, Joss, Bunning, Koufax, Johnson, Buehrle, and Halladay. Witt participated in a combined no-hitter. Koufax has the most total no-hitters of any perfect-game pitcher, with four. Richmond and Robertson were rookies, though each had made a single appearance in a previous season. Although by the latter part of the twentieth century, major league games were being played predominantly at night, six of the last ten perfect games, and four of the last six, have taken place in the daytime. Since 1973, nine perfect games have been thrown with the DH rule in effect (including one interleague game held at an American League park) and only five without it.

text: Perfect games by team[edit]

text: Of the thirty franchises that currently make up Major League Baseball, seven have never as of the end of the 2017 season been involved in a perfect game, win or lose, including three of the “Original 16” franchises (the Cardinals, Pirates, and Orioles) and four of the fourteen teams that joined MLB in the expansion era (the Royals, Brewers, Padres, and Rockies). The table below shows the number of perfect games won and lost by the remaining twenty-three franchises.

text:
Franchise
Perfect games won
Perfect games won against

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
1
1

Houston Astros
0
1

Oakland Athletics
2
1

Toronto Blue Jays
0
1

Atlanta Braves
0
1

Chicago Cubs
0
1

Arizona Diamondbacks
1
0

Los Angeles Dodgers
1
3

San Francisco Giants
1
0

Cleveland Indians
2
0

Seattle Mariners
1
1

Miami Marlins
0
1

New York Mets
0
1

Washington Nationals
1
1

Philadelphia Phillies
2
0

Texas Rangers
1
1

Tampa Bay Rays
0
3

Cincinnati Reds
1
0

Boston Red Sox
1
0

Detroit Tigers
0
1

Minnesota Twins
0
2

Chicago White Sox
3
1

New York Yankees
3
0

text: Unofficial perfect games[edit]

text: There have been three instances in which a major league pitcher retired every player he faced over nine innings without allowing a baserunner, but, by the current definition, is not credited with a perfect game, either because there was already a baserunner when he took the mound, or because the game went into extra innings and an opposing player eventually reached base:

text:
On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth, then a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, walked the Washington Senators' first batter, Ray Morgan, on four straight pitches. Ruth, who had already been shouting at umpire Brick Owens about the quality of his calls, became even angrier and, in short order, was ejected. Enraged, Ruth charged Owens, swung at him, and had to be led off the field by a policeman. Ernie Shore came in to replace Ruth, while catcher Sam Agnew took over behind the plate for Pinch Thomas. Morgan was caught stealing by Agnew on the first pitch by Shore, who proceeded to retire the next 26 batters. All 27 outs were made while Shore was on the mound. Once recognized as a perfect game by Major League Baseball, this still counts as a combined no-hitter.[45][46]
On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched what is often referred to as the greatest game in baseball history.[47] Haddix carried a perfect game through 12 innings against the Milwaukee Braves, only to have it ruined when an error by third baseman Don Hoak allowed Félix Mantilla, the leadoff batter in the bottom of the 13th inning, to reach base. A sacrifice by Eddie Mathews and an intentional walk to Hank Aaron followed; the next batter, Joe Adcock, hit a home run that became a double when he passed Aaron on the bases. Haddix and the Pirates had lost the game 1–0; despite their 12 hits in the game, they could not bring a run home. The 12 perfect innings–36 consecutive batters retired in a single game—remains a record.[48]
On June 3, 1995, Pedro Martínez of the Montreal Expos had a perfect game through nine innings against the San Diego Padres. The Expos scored a run in the top of the tenth inning, but in the bottom, Martínez gave up a leadoff double to Bip Roberts, and was relieved by Mel Rojas, who retired the next three batters. Martínez was therefore the winning pitcher in a 1–0 Expos victory.[49]

text: Four other games in which one team failed to reach base are not official perfect games because they were called off before nine innings were played:[50]

text:
On August 11, 1907, Ed Karger of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched seven perfect innings against the Boston Braves; second game of doubleheader called by prior agreement.[50][51]
On October 5, 1907, Rube Vickers of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched five perfect innings against the Senators; second game of doubleheader called on account of darkness. Vickers achieved his feat on the last day of the season. He also pitched the final 12 innings of the 15-inning first game.[51] His back-to-back victories were his only wins of the year.[52]
On August 6, 1967, Dean Chance of the Minnesota Twins pitched five perfect innings against the Red Sox; game called on account of rain.[51]
On April 21, 1984, David Palmer of the Expos pitched five perfect innings against the Cardinals; second game of doubleheader called on account of rain.[53]

text: On March 14, 2000, in a spring training game—by definition unofficial—the Red Sox used six pitchers to retire all 27 Toronto Blue Jays batters in a 5–0 victory. The starting pitcher for the Red Sox was Pedro Martínez (see above).[54]

text: Perfect games spoiled by the 27th batter[edit]

text: On thirteen occasions in Major League Baseball history, a perfect game has been spoiled when a batter reached base with two out in the ninth inning. Unless otherwise noted, the pitcher in question finished and won the game without allowing any more baserunners:[55]

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On July 4, 1908, Hooks Wiltse of the New York Giants hit Philadelphia Phillies pitcher George McQuillan on a 2–2 count in a scoreless game—the only time a 0–0 perfect game has been broken up by the 27th batter. Umpire Cy Rigler later admitted that he should have called the previous pitch strike 3. Wiltse pitched on, winning 1–0; his ten-inning no-hitter set a record for longest complete game no-hitter that has been tied twice but never broken.[56]
On August 5, 1932, Tommy Bridges of the Detroit Tigers gave up a pinch-hit single to the Washington Senators' Dave Harris.[57]
On June 27, 1958, Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox gave up a double, which landed just inches in fair territory, on his first pitch to Senators pinch hitter Ed Fitz Gerald.[58]
On September 2, 1972, Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs walked San Diego Padres pinch hitter Larry Stahl on a borderline 3–2 pitch. Pappas finished with a no-hitter. The umpire, Bruce Froemming, was in his second year; he went on to a 37-year career in which he umpired a record 11 no-hitters. Pappas believed he had struck out Stahl, and years later continued to bear ill will toward Froemming.[59]
On April 15, 1983, Milt Wilcox of the Tigers surrendered a pinch-hit single to the White Sox' Jerry Hairston, Sr.[60]
On May 2, 1988, Ron Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds gave up a two-strike single to the Montreal Expos' Wallace Johnson. Robinson then allowed a two-run homer to Tim Raines and was removed from the game. The final score was 3–2, with Robinson the winner.[61] (Robinson's teammate Tom Browning threw his perfect game later that season.)
On August 4, 1989, Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays gave up a double to the New York Yankees' Roberto Kelly, followed by an RBI single by Steve Sax. Stieb finished with a 2–1 victory.[62] This was the third time Stieb had a no-hitter broken up with two outs in the ninth inning.[63]
On April 20, 1990, Brian Holman of the Seattle Mariners gave up a home run to Ken Phelps of the Oakland Athletics.[64][65]
On September 2, 2001, Mike Mussina of the Yankees gave up a two-strike single to Boston Red Sox pinch hitter Carl Everett. The opposing pitcher in the game was David Cone, who had thrown the most recent perfect game two years earlier as a Yankee.[66]
On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga of the Tigers was charged with a single when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled Jason Donald of the Cleveland Indians safe on an infield grounder. After the game, Joyce acknowledged his mistake: "I just cost that kid a perfect game. I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay."[67] Tyler Kepner of the New York Times wrote that no call had been "so important and so horribly botched" since the 1985 World Series.[68] Galarraga retired the next batter as Donald advanced to third base via defensive indifference.[69] Having taken place just four days after Halladay's feat, the game would have set a new mark for proximity had it been perfect; it would also have been the third perfect game in a 25-day span. Donald was awarded first base on Galarraga's 83rd pitch, which would have made it the second most efficient perfect game on record.

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On April 2, 2013, Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers gave up a first pitch single to Marwin González of the Astros on a ground ball between Darvish's legs and through the middle infield. Darvish was removed from the game without facing another batter, having thrown 111 pitches. With 14 strikeouts through the first 26 batters, Darvish had a chance to tie (or exceed, had he struck out González) a record for a perfect game. The Rangers won the game 7-0.
On September 6, 2013, Yusmeiro Petit of the San Francisco Giants retired the first 26 Arizona Diamondbacks batters before giving up a single to pinch hitter Eric Chávez on a 3-2 pitch. Giants right fielder Hunter Pence dove for the ball but came up just a couple of inches short. Petit retired the next batter to finish the one-hit shutout.
On June 20, 2015, Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals retired the first 26 Pittsburgh Pirates batters before hitting pinch-hitter José Tábata with a pitch on a 2-2 count. It has been argued that Tábata intentionally leaned into the pitch—by rule, if "the batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball", let alone attempts to be hit by it, he is not entitled to first base. If the umpires had so ruled, the at-bat would have continued with a full count. Scherzer retired the following batter to complete the no-hitter, joining Wiltse and Pappas as only the third pitcher to do so after being denied a perfect game with two outs in the ninth.[70]

text: Other notable near-perfect games[edit]

text: Nine or more consecutive innings of perfection[edit]

text: There have been fifteen occasions in Major League Baseball history when a pitcher—or, in one case, multiple pitchers—recorded at least 27 consecutive outs after one or more runners reached base. In four instances, the game went into extra innings and the pitcher(s) recorded more than 27 consecutive outs:

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On May 11, 1919, Walter Johnson, pitching for the Senators against the Yankees, retired 28 batters in a row: After surrendering a one-out single in the first to Roger Peckinpaugh and then retiring the next two batters to end the inning, he was perfect in the second through the ninth. He recorded two outs in the tenth, before giving up a walk to Home Run Baker. The first Sunday game to be played legally in New York, it was ended after the 12th inning, still scoreless, because Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert mistakenly believed the new law barred play after 6 PM.[71]
On September 24, 1919, Waite Hoyt, pitching for the Red Sox against the Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader, gave up a run in the second inning. The Red Sox tied the game in the ninth on a solo home run by Babe Ruth, his then record-breaking 28th of the season. The game report in the New York Times states, "Hoyt gave a remarkable performance of his pitching skill, and from the fourth inning to the thirteenth he did not allow a hit and not a Yankee runner reached first base. In these nine hitless innings the youngster was at the top of his form". The Yankees eventually won 2–1 when, in the 13th, Wally Pipp tripled and was brought home by a sacrifice fly. (The New York Times report states that Pipp tripled with "two out"—evidently a typographical or counting error, as the subsequent sacrifice fly, which is described in detail, would not then have been possible.)[72] Play-by-play records are not currently available for the game, but it appears that Hoyt recorded no less than 28 consecutive outs—the last out in the third inning and 27 in the perfect nine innings encompassing the fourth through the 12th.[73]
On September 18, 1971, Rick Wise, pitching for the Phillies against the Cubs, gave up a home run to the leadoff batter in the second inning, Frank Fernández. He did not allow another baserunner until Ron Santo singled with two outs in the top of the 12th. Wise retired the next batter and the Phillies scored in the bottom of the inning, making him the winner, 4–3. Wise had been perfect for 10 2/3, retiring 32 consecutive batters—the record for most consecutive outs in a game by a winning pitcher. At the plate, Wise helped his cause by going 3 for 6, with a double and the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 12th. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Milt Pappas, who had his near-perfect game one year later.[74]
On July 6, 2005, A. J. Burnett, then pitching for the Florida Marlins, surrendered a two-out single in the third inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4–1 lead. It was the fourth hit he had given up, on top of five walks. He then retired the next ten batters before leaving the game with the Marlins trailing 4–2. In his six innings, he struck out 14. Jim Mecir pitched a perfect seventh and Guillermo Mota pitched a perfect eighth and ninth as the Marlins rallied to send the game into extra innings. Todd Jones was perfect in the 10th and 11th and Valerio de los Santos picked up the win with a perfect 12th, for a total of 28 straight batters retired starting with the final batter of the third inning.[75]

text: In the eleven other instances, the leadoff batter (or batters) reached base in the first inning, followed by 27 consecutive batters (or batters and baserunners) being retired through the end of a nine-inning game.[76] In two cases, the leadoff baserunner was retired, meaning the pitcher faced the minimum:

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On June 30, 1908, Red Sox pitcher Cy Young walked the New York Highlanders' leadoff batter, Harry Niles, who was caught stealing. No one else reached base against Young, who also had three hits and four RBIs in Boston's 8–0 win. It was the third no-hitter of Young's career and about as close as possible to being his second perfect game.[77] He is the only pitcher in major league history to retire 27 consecutive men in a game on two separate occasions.
On June 23, 1917, Ernie Shore of the Red Sox was on the mound when Ray Morgan, the leadoff batter, who had been walked by Babe Ruth, the previously ejected pitcher, was picked off. Shore retired the next 26 batters in succession (see "Unofficial perfect games" above).

text: The remaining instances in which a pitcher recorded 27 consecutive outs in a game, noting how the opponent's leadoff batter (or batters) reached base:

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May 24, 1884, Al Atkinson/Philadelphia Athletics (Pittsburgh Alleghenys' Ed Swartwood hit by pitch, stole second, reached third on a groundout, and scored on a passed ball)[78]
May 16, 1953, Curt Simmons/Philadelphia Phillies (single by Milwaukee Braves' Bill Bruton)[79]
May 13, 1954, Robin Roberts/Phillies (home run by Reds' Bobby Adams)[80]
July 1, 1966, Woodie Fryman/Pittsburgh Pirates (single by New York Mets' Ron Hunt)[81]
May 19, 1981, Jim Bibby/Pirates (single by Atlanta Braves' Terry Harper)[82]
June 11, 1982, Jerry Reuss/Los Angeles Dodgers (double by Reds' Eddie Milner, who reached third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a fielder's choice)[83]
April 22, 1993, Chris Bosio/Seattle Mariners (walks by Red Sox Ernest Riles and Carlos Quintana, the latter of whom was retired on a double play)[84]
July 7, 2006, John Lackey/Los Angeles Angels (double by Oakland Athletics' Mark Kotsay)[85]
May 10, 2013, Shelby Miller/St. Louis Cardinals (single by Colorado Rockies' Eric Young, Jr.)[86]

text: No-hit, no-walk, no–hit batsman games[edit]

text: In Major League Baseball play since 1893, with the essential modern rules in place, there have been ten instances when a pitcher allowed not a single baserunner through his pitching efforts over a complete game of at least nine innings, but was not awarded a perfect game because of one or more fielding errors:

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On June 13, 1905, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched masterfully, but two Cubs nonetheless reached base on errors by shortstop Bill Dahlen and second baseman Billy Gilbert. In a classic pitching duel, the Cubs' Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown also carried a no-hitter into the ninth, losing it and the game, 1–0.[87]
On September 5, 1908, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Nap Rucker blanked the Boston Doves with a flawless pitching performance, despite errors that allowed three Doves to reach base. In more than a century since, no otherwise perfect game has been spoiled by multiple errors.[88]
On July 1, 1920, an error by Senators second baseman Bucky Harris was the lone defect in a game dominated by Walter Johnson's no-hit, no-walk, no–hit batsman effort. Harry Hooper, the Red Sox who reached base, was batting leadoff in the seventh.[89]
On September 3, 1947, with one out in the second, Philadelphia Athletics first baseman Ferris Fain, after fielding a routine grounder, threw wildly to pitcher Bill McCahan, covering first base. Stan Spence of the Senators made it all the way to second, the only blemish on McCahan's otherwise perfect game.[90]
On July 19, 1974, flawless through 3 2/3 innings, Cleveland Indians pitcher Dick Bosman, handling a grounder off the bat of Oakland Athletic Sal Bando, threw over the first baseman's head. Not one other Athletic reached base, making this the only occasion in major league history when the sole demerit on an otherwise perfect defensive line was the pitcher's own fielding error.[91]
On June 27, 1980, Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a virtually immaculate game, but without hope of perfection—a first-inning throwing error by shortstop Bill Russell allowed the San Francisco Giants' Jack Clark to reach base. Russell atoned for his gaffe with a sharp fielding play in the eighth inning.[92]
On August 15, 1990, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Terry Mulholland lost his perfect-game bid in the seventh inning when the Giants' Rick Parker, batting leadoff, reached base on a throwing error by third baseman Charlie Hayes. Parker was retired when the next batter, Dave Anderson, grounded into a double play. Mulholland pitched flawlessly and faced the minimum 27 batters, but still did not qualify for a perfect game. Hayes redeemed himself for the fielding error by making a spectacular catch on a line drive in the ninth inning, protecting Mulholland's no-hitter.[93]
On July 10, 2009, the Giants' Jonathan Sánchez pitched perfectly against the San Diego Padres through one out in the eighth inning. Third baseman Juan Uribe, who switched positions from second base to start the seventh inning, committed an error on a ground ball, his first chance at third, that allowed Chase Headley to reach first—the latest an error has resulted in the sole baserunner in an otherwise perfect game. Headley advanced to second on a wild pitch. It was the first complete game of Sánchez's career.[94]
On June 18, 2014, reigning NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers threw a game against the Colorado Rockies that was perfect save for shortstop Hanley Ramírez's throwing error with no outs in the seventh inning. Kershaw's 15 strikeouts were at that point the most in a no-hit, no-walk game and his game score of 102 was the highest-ever in any no-hitter.[95]
On October 3, 2015, Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals surpassed both of Kershaw's marks, setting the record for a no-hit, no-walk game by striking out 17 and achieving a game score of 104 against the New York Mets. Scherzer's masterpiece, his second no-hitter of the year, was denied perfection by third baseman Yunel Escobar's sixth-inning throwing error.[96][97]

text: No otherwise perfect game in major league history has ever been spoiled solely by a dropped third strike, interference, or outfield error. On August 23, 2017, the Dodgers' Rich Hill had been pitching perfectly when third baseman Logan Forsythe booted a grounder by the Pirates' first batter in the bottom of the ninth inning, Jordy Mercer. It was the first time in major league history a perfect-game bid was ruined by an error in the ninth. Hill retired the next three batters, but as the Dodgers had not supported his effort with a single run (as they failed to in the top of the first extra frame, as well), Hill took his no-hit, no-walk, no–hit batsman game into the bottom of the 10th inning. The leadoff batter, Josh Harrison, became the first player ever to spoil a no-hitter with a walk-off homer in extra innings.[98][99]


document_title: Casey (surname)

question_text: where does the last name casey come from

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text: Casey (surname)

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Casey

Family name

Meaning
Cathaiseach
(vigilant or watchful)

Region of origin
Ireland

Language(s) of origin
Old Irish
(Anglicized)

Related names
Caissie
O'Casey
O'Cathasaigh
MacCaseyO'Casaigh

text: Casey is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic cathasaigh/cathaiseach, meaning vigilant or watchful. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.

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text: People with the surname Casey include:

text:
Adam Casey (born 1986), Australian soccer player
Al Casey (disambiguation)
Albert Vincent Casey (1920–2004), former United States Postmaster General
Ann Casey (born 1938), American professional wrestler
Anne Casey, New Zealand-trained nurse based in England, developer of Casey's model of nursing
Bernie Casey (1939–2017), American football player and actor
Bill Casey (born 1945), Canadian politician
Bob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005)
Bob Casey (rugby player) (born 1978), Irish rugby union footballer
Bob Casey, Jr. (born 1960), U.S. Senator (D-PA), son of late Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey
Cathal Casey (born 1967), Irish hurler
Conor Casey (born 1981), American soccer player
Cortney Casey
Dan Casey (1862–1943), American baseball player
Daniel Casey (born 1972), English actor
Don Casey, American basketball coach
Dwane Casey (born 1957), head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors
Eamon Casey (1927-2017), Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
Ed Casey (1933–2006), former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland
Eddie Casey (1894–1966), American football player and coach
Eduardo Casey (1847–1906), Argentine founder of Venado Tuerto
Edward Pearce Casey (1864–1940), American architect
Eoghan Casey, digital forensics professional
Frank Casey (died 1994), Australian president of the Public Transport Users Association
George Casey (disambiguation)

George William Casey, Sr. (1922–1970), two-star general, United States Army
George William Casey, Jr. (born 1948), four-star general, United States Army; son of the former

Gerard Casey (disambiguation)

Gerard Casey (philosopher) (born 1951)
Gerard Casey (artist), Irish artist

Harry Wayne Casey (born 1951), American musician
Hugh Casey (disambiguation), multiple people
James Casey (disambiguation)

James Casey (American football) (born 1984), American football player
James E. Casey (1888–1983), American businessman
Jim Casey (footballer) (born 1957), Scottish football player

Joe Casey, American comic book writer
John Casey (disambiguation)

John Casey (academic), British academic
John Casey (mathematician) (1820–1891), Irish geometer
John Casey (novelist) (born 1939), American novelist
John Keegan Casey (1846–1870), Irish poet

Joseph E. Casey (1898–1980), United States Representative from Massachusetts
Karan Casey (born 1969), Irish folk singer
Karen Casey (born 1947), Canadian politician
Kathleen L. Casey (born 1966), commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Kenny Casey (disambiguation)

Ken Casey, bass guitarist and vocalist of the Boston punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
Kenneth Casey (1899–1965), American composer, publisher, author and child actor

Len Casey (born 1953), English rugby league footballer
Luis Morgan Casey, American/Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop
Lyman R. Casey (1837–1914), United States Senator from North Dakota
Marty Casey (born 1973), American rock musician
Martyn P. Casey (born 1960), Australian rock bass guitarist
Mike Casey (labor leader) (born 1958)
Natalie Casey, English actress
Owen Casey (born 1969), Irish tennis player
Paddy Casey, Irish singer-songwriter
Pat Casey (disambiguation)
Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin
Paul Casey (born 1977), English golfer
Peter Casey (disambiguation)
Ray Casey (1900–1986), American tennis player and coach
Raymond Casey (geologist) (1917-2016), British geologist
Richard Casey (disambiguation)
Robert P. Casey (1932–2000), American politician
Ron Casey (disambiguation)
Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1857)
Sean Casey (disambiguation)
Shaun Casey, American model
Silas Casey (1807–1882), United States Army officer during the American Civil War
Solanus Casey (1870–1957), Capuchin priest
Steve Casey (1909–1987), Irish wrestler
Thomas Lincoln Casey (entomologist)
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr. (1831–1896), American soldier and engineer
Willet Casey (1762–1848), Canadian farmer and political figure
William Casey (disambiguation)

William Casey, Director of CIA from 1981 to 1987

Zadok Casey (1796–1862), American politician

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text: Fictional characters[edit]

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Ben Casey, medical drama series which ran on ABC
Buster "Rant" Casey, a character in the 2007 Chuck Palahniuk novel Rant
Detective Casey, a character in the Mickey Mouse universe
John Casey (Chuck), a character in the television series Chuck
Shane Casey, a character in the television series CSI: NY
Jared Casey, a character on the soap opera Passions
Kevin Casey, a character on the medical comedy Scrubs played by Michael J. Fox.


document_title: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)

question_text: where do they move to in cheaper by the dozen

text: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Tom's a coach at a college in Indiana, where he had 12 kids. Kate wrote a book to send to her friend to publish it. Tom receives an offer from his friend to coach at his alma mater in Evanston, IL. Tom accepts the offer, and he and Kate make plans to move to Evanston. So the entire Baker family move there. The setting at the Bakers' new home is tense. The situation at school is bad. When her book is ready for publication, Kate soon goes on a book tour to promote it. Tom hires Nora & Hank to manage the little kids. When Nora & Hank arrive, the little kids plan to prank Hank, which they do. The prank makes Nora & Hank refuse to babysit. Tom berates the young kids for their prank. Kate leaves for her book tour & Tom realizes he can't handle the kids on his own. He brings the football players from work to the family's house for practicing in the living room to prepare for the big game as the children perform chores & their playtime. But the kids cause trouble at school. Kate hears from the kids about the chaos and comes home to deal with it. Diane decides to create another promotion by inviting Oprah to tape a segment about the Bakers in their home. Despite coaching from Kate, the Bakers don't show the family Kate described in her book. With Mark all agitated due to his frog's death, an altercation occurs before the segment starts, causing it's cancellation. Mark flees from home. Tom finds Mark on a train. The Baker family reunites, address their issues with each other, & Tom quits his job.

text: Cast[edit]

text: The parents[edit]

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Steve Martin as Tom Baker, the father
Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker, the mother

text: The children[edit]

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Piper Perabo as Nora Baker, 22
Tom Welling as Charlie Baker, 17
Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker, 16
Kevin Schmidt as Henry Baker, 12
Alyson Stoner as Sarah Baker, 11
Jacob Smith as Jake Baker, 10
Forrest Landis as Mark Baker, 9
Liliana Mumy and Morgan York as Jessica and Kim Baker, 7 fraternal twins
Blake Woodruff as Mike Baker, 6
Brent and Shane Kinsman as Kyle and Nigel Baker, 5 identical twins

text: Others[edit]

text:
Steven Anthony Lawrence as Dylan Shenk
Paula Marshall and Alan Ruck as Tina and Bill Shenk
Richard Jenkins as Shake McGuire
Ashton Kutcher as Hank
Tiffany Dupont as Beth
Cody Linley as Quinn
Jared Padalecki as an unnamed bully
Joel McCrary as Gil
Dax Shepard as Camera Crew Member
Regis Philbin as himself
Kelly Ripa as herself
Frank Welker as Gunner (voice)
Wayne Knight as Electrician (uncredited)

text: The film's director Shawn Levy makes a cameo as a reporter

text: Production[edit]

text: The film was mostly shot in various cities in Los Angeles County with the exception of the outdoor scenes of the Baker Family Home in Midland, Indiana which was shot outside of Petaluma and the Midland Train Station scene which was filmed in Santa Rosa, California.

text: Sequel[edit]

text: A sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, was released in the United States on December 21, 2005.

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
"Cheaper by the Dozen" Soundtrack

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performed by
Length

1.
"I'm Just a Kid"
Simple Plan
Simple Plan
1:24

2.
"Help!"
Lennon–McCartney
The Beatles
1:12

3.
"In Too Deep"
Sum 41
Sum 41
2:46

4.
"What Christmas Should Be"
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
3:10

5.
"Life Is a Highway"
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
4:26

6.
"These Are Days"
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs
3:39

7.
"Rockin' Robin"
Leon René
Michael Jackson
2:33

8.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Johnny Marks
Brenda Lee
2:06

text: Other compositions used in the movie are "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams and Carl Orff's "O Fortuna", among others.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 24% approval rating based on reviews from 118 critics, with an average score of 4.5 out of 10, and the site's consensus reading: "In this family of twelve children, much chaos ensues, but little hilarity."[2] On Metacritic, which determines a normalized rating from mainstream critics, the film received a score of 46 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[3] Despite initial reactions, the film was given "Two Thumbs Up" from Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper on their television show, and became a box office hit. The film opened at #2 ranking in US$27,557,647 in its first opening weekend and, despite being kept from the top spot by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, went on to gross $190,212,113 worldwide.[1] Ashton Kutcher was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his performance in this, and two other films.[citation needed]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Association
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.

Kid's Choice Awards
Favorite Male Movie Star
Ashton Kutcher
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Choice Movie: Blush
Hilary Duff
Nominated

Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male
Tom Welling
Nominated

Choice Movie Liplock
Piper Perabo & Ashton Kutcher
Nominated

Young Artist Awards
Best Young Ensemble Cast
Cast (under 18)
Won

Best Young Actor Age Ten or Younger
Forrest Landis
Won

Best Young Actress Age Ten or Younger
Alyson Stoner
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Actor
Ashton Kutcher
Nominated

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released on VHS and DVD on April 6, 2004.[citation needed]