I made an error today and my friend had a perfect game going. Did i ruin it?
2006-06-27 15:53:07 · 26 answers · asked by seattle_slew_champ 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
These answers are all so ignorant. In a perfect game, not a single person can get on base in any way whatsoever. Walk, error, hit the catchers glove, whatever. The second anyone gets on base, the perfect game is over, even if he is whiped out by a double play.
2006-06-28 07:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by big3idiots 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can. A perfect game means no runner reaches base at all during the contest. 27 up, 27 down.
If the only batter that reaches base reaches as the result of an error, the pitcher receives a "no-hitter". A no-hitter is awesome, but it's not as rare as a perfect game. To be perfect, even your fielders cannot mess up!
2006-06-27 16:12:40 · answer #2 · answered by Cameron 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A perfect game means 27 up and 27 down in a row without anyone reaching base. Don't be too hard on yourself because even the best make an error sometimes.
2006-06-27 15:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! If a runner reaches base, then the pitcher will most likely not face only 27 batters which is retiring every batter he faces in nine innings. Thus the perfect game is gone; however, the pitcher can still be credited with throwing a no hitter if there are no hits for the nine innings he pitched.
I hope this helps.
2006-06-28 04:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That ruins a perfect game... He should only face 27 batters in a 9 inning game. If you got him into a double play, you're ok. That's the difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game..27 batters
2006-06-27 15:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by DaCowMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, yes. A perfect game is 27 up, 27 down. No one reaches base by any means --- hit, walk, catcher interference, hit by pitch, error, anything. Once a single runner reaches base, no matter how he got there, the perfect game is gone.
2006-06-27 17:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But the pitcher still has a no hitter.
A perfect game means that no one(NO ONE!) reached base, so everyone either struck out, flew out, or grounded out.
But for a no-hitter, you can make an error or walk someone and still have a no-hitter.
2006-06-28 02:01:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if the player on base after an error is wiped out by a double play there can be no perfect game.So says MLB and Wikipedia
2006-06-27 16:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by David S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's what perfect means. NOBODY got on base in any way. No hits, walks, errors, hit batters, passed balls, or catcher's interference. Your friend, if he kept it up, had a no-hitter, which is also an awesome accomplishment, and he should be satisfied.
2006-06-27 16:32:08 · answer #9 · answered by RICHARD R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. perfect games rely on the defense too. the game would just be a no hitter after an error.
2006-06-27 16:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by Mitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋