perfect game

noun

baseball : a game in which a pitcher does not allow the batters from the other team to get a base hit or to get to first base in any other way

Full Definition of PERFECT GAME

: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base

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circa 1949

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