Chicago White Sox's Mark Buehrle Pitches Perfect Game - Video 7/23/09

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | July 23, 2009 | BrianinMO

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video about Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle who pitched a perfect game today against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-0. The perfect game was saved by a tremendous catch to take away a home run in the ninth inning by center fielder DeWayne Wise. . . . . . (Watch Video)

[Wardenclyffe]

Congrats Mark Buehrle!!! Sorry that Barry Soetoro adopted your team as his own.

[Nachum]

Wow, what a game. Congrats to Mark.

[GVnana]

Only 18 pitchers have tossed perfect games in Major League history.

American League

Pitcher Date Result Mark Buehrle 07-23-2009 Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 0
David Cone 07-18-1999 New York 6, Montreal 0
David Wells 05-17-1998 New York 4, Minnesota 0
Kenny Rogers 07-28-1994 Texas 4, California 0
Mike Witt 09-30-1984 California 1, Texas 0
Len Barker 05-15-1981 Cleveland 3, Toronto 0
Catfish Hunter 05-08-1968 Oakland 4, Minnesota 0
Don Larsen 10-08-1956 New York 2, Brooklyn 0*
Charlie Robertson 04-30-1922 Chicago 2, Detroit 0
Addie Joss 10-02-1908 Cleveland 1, Chicago 0
Cy Young 05-05-1904 Boston 3, Philadelphia 0
* Game 5, 1956 World Series

National League

Randy Johnson 05-18-2004 Arizona 2, Atlanta 0
Dennis Martinez 07-28-1991 Montreal 2, Los Angeles 0
Tom Browning 09-16-1988 Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 0
Sandy Koufax 09-09-1965 Los Angeles 1, Chicago 0
Jim Bunning 06-21-1964 Philadelphia 6, New York 0
Monte Ward 06-17-1880 Providence 5, Buffalo 0
Lee Richmond 06-12-1880 Worcester 1, Cleveland 0

I was lucky enough to see the Dennis Martinez game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Truly a magic day. By the seventh inning you could feel the excitement moving through the spectators.

Although the Dodgers lost, the spectators gave Martinez a standing ovation.