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The 'MLB perfect games' quiz

Created on September 30, 2025 | Total tries: 57 | Average Score: 12.1 out of 24 (51%) | Quiz FAQ

Happy 41st birthday to three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Matt Cain!

The starting pitcher spent his entire 13-year career with the San Francisco Giants, racking up 1,694 strikeouts in 2,805 ⅔ innings en route to 104 wins. He also owns one of the 24 perfect games in Major League Baseball history, facing the minimum 27 batters in a historic performance against the Houston Astros in 2012.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. How many of the pitchers to throw a perfect game in MLB history can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Date / Team / Jersey # | Created on September 30, 2025 | Total tries: 57 | Average Score: 12.1 out of 24 (51%) | Quiz FAQ

SCORE:
0/24

TIME:
5:00

2023 / NYY / #0

2012 / SEA / #34

2012 / SF / #18

2012 / CHW / #41

2010 / PHI / #34

2010 / OAK / #51

2009 / CHW / #56

2004 / ARZ / #51

1999 / NYY / #36

1998 / NYY / #33

1994 / TEX / #37

1991 / MON / #32

1988 / CIN / #32

1984 / CAL / #39

1981 / CLE / #39

1968 / OAK / #27

1965 / LAD / #32

1964 / PHI / #14

1956 / NYY / #18

1922 / CHW / #N/A

1908 / CLE / #N/A

1904 / BOS / #N/A

1880 / PRO / #N/A

1880 / WOR / #N/A

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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