Randy Johnson Pitches Perfect Game

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[Mmmike]

Keep your eyes on Atlanta folks as it's shaping up to be a *really* quick night for the Diamondbacks... Johnson did it once in 1990 but he's never done it like this.

Go to the source URL and click his mug shot on the left.

[zarf]

Thanks for jinxing him.

[The G Man]

Purrrrrfect, Batman ... purrrrrrfect.

[Mmmike]

Hey, I didn't call it the "magic word"! I just like zeros!

[YankeeMagic]

3 outs to go.

Unit gets through the 8th.

Cant trade for him now. His stock is too high.

[Guillermo]

Jinx

[Mr. Mojo]

ATL pitcher Hampton is going to break up the Unit's no-no. ......IF he's still in the game by then.

[FlJoePa]

heh...I notice he's struck out "Chipper" 3 times. Ahhhh, that's a shame...

[oceanview]

1 out

[Mr. Mojo]

Damn, Eddie Perez will hit for Hampton.

[FlJoePa]

Unit sits another one down. 2 outs.

[oceanview]

2 outs

[hole_n_one]

Boxscore thru 8...

[FlJoePa]

He's gonna K this guy to end the game

[Petronski]

One ball, two strikes, two outs, no hits.

ON TBS

[hole_n_one]

[Tuxedo]

Perfect game?

[oceanview]

a perfect game.

[FlJoePa]

Done

[Petronski]

No hitter, 27 batters. Perfect game.

[Senator Pardek]

One of the few guys in the Majors right now who can pull it off (Clemens could, also - under ideal conditions).

[Barlowmaker]

Perfect game. 118 pitches, 90 strikes. One of the best pitching performances ever.

[Tuxedo]

AWESOME!!!! Great job RJ! And to think the Tribe could have traded for him some years back....

[91B]

Thanks for the heads up, watched the last inning.

[oceanview]

remember that game with Mussina - last Red Sox got him.

[zarf]

Pitching in an era of small strikes zones and rules skewed towards hitting...his career is all the more remarkable.

One of the all time great pitchers.

[Mmmike]

Next time he drives to the ballpark, writes down a list of names, hands it to the official scorer, and goes home.

[InvisibleChurch]

great! i watched a perfect game on freerepublic!

[JennysCool]

WOW! Can't thank you enough for the heads-up.

[hole_n_one]

[JellyJam]

At 40, he's the oldest ever to pitch a perfect game!

[FlJoePa]

I agree. Coming into the season, I would have thought Beckett had it, but he's been erratic this year. I think he's gettin' too much Leeann Tweeden ;)

The only other guy that crosses my mind is maybe Schilling, but I don't know if he has the stuff.

[MediaMole]

I missed it.:(

[Petronski]

ESPNEWS: Oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game (40 yrs 251 days).

[JennysCool]

Great pics as always! Thank you hole_n_one (disappointed at the lack of artist's conceptions, however! :-) )

[hole_n_one]

ha!

You're welcome!

[Mmmike]

Awesome! Who's the oldest to throw an SHO? ISTR Phil Niekro did it at 45 or so...

[Senator Pardek]

QUICK TRIVIA: Who's the second oldest? (Hint - I saw the game on TV, and I'm younger than the big unit).

[Barlowmaker]

David Wells?

[Senator Pardek]

Good guess - but no.

[NYC GOP Chick]

David Cone?

[Petronski]

Cy Young, 1904 (37 yrs, 37 days)

[hole_n_one]

[Petronski]

ESPNEWS says it was Cy Young in 1904. Did you watch that on the Dumont network?

[Mmmike]

I second that... Great pictures hole_n_one (and in real time, too)!

[rintense]

Congrats to the big cat!

[CWOJackson]

Mean while, in Seattle...

[nicollo]

How many baseball games ever played? It's been done only 16 times!

Think about it: 117 pitches, no mistakes; 117 pitches, batters fooled every time; 117 pitches, he gave nothing; 87 were strikes -- the other 30 were perfect, too.

AWESOME!

[FlJoePa]

Out of curiousity hole_n_one, how do you capture your video and get it hosted so fast? I have the capability to do what you do, but couldn't imagine doing it so fast.

I would have to capture it, save it, ftp it, come up with a web address for it, etc.

How the heck do you do it!? Is there some great software I'm missing out on?

[hole_n_one]

Turner Field - Atlanta

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(15-23)

 RECAP  | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG  | GAMECAST

(17-20)

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARIZONA	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
ATLANTA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

ARIZONA	TODAY							SEASON
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Tracy 3B	4	0	2	1	1	0	2	.348
M Kata 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.254
L Gonzalez LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.271
S Hillenbrand 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.261
S Finley CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
D Bautista RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.341
A Cintron SS	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.255
R Hammock C	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.229
R Johnson P	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.150
Totals	35	2	8	2	3	5	15

Batting
2B: A Cintron 2 (9, M Hampton 2)
RBI: A Cintron (11), C Tracy (15)
2-out RBI: A Cintron, C Tracy
Gidp: L Gonzalez 1
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out- R Hammock 1, M Kata 2, D Bautista 1, S Hillenbrand 1
Team LOB: 9

ATLANTA	TODAY							SEASON
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Garcia SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.284
J Franco 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255
C Jones LF	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.238
A Jones CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
J Estrada C	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333
J Drew RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.296
M Derosa 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201
N Green 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.222
M Hampton P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
a-E Perez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Totals	27	0	0	0	0	13	0

a-struck out swinging for M Hampton in the 9th

Batting Team LOB: 0

Fielding E: M Derosa (8, ground ball); J Estrada (1, catch); M Hampton (1, throw) DP: 1 (M Hampton-J Garcia-J Franco). Outfield Assist: A Jones (R Hammock at 3rd base).

ARIZONA	TODAY								SEASON
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Johnson (W, 4-4)	9	0	0	0	0	13	0	117-87	2.43

ATLANTA	TODAY								SEASON
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Hampton (L, 0-5)	9	8	2	2	3	5	0	107-71	6.36

Batters faced - R Johnson 27; M Hampton 38
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R Johnson 7-7; M Hampton 14-8
Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson,  1B - Bruce Dreckman,  2B - Gerry Davis,  3B - Larry Poncino
Time: 2:13
Att: 23,381
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy
Wind: 5 mph
Game Scores: R Johnson 100, M Hampton 65