Catfish Hunter Perfect Game Box Score by Baseball Almanac

Catfish Hunter Perfect Game Box Score

Who would have known that a man who never spent a day in the Minor Leagues would spend his first year on the disabled list after being shot in the foot then go on to pitch only the fourth perfect game in American League history...

"If I had done everything I was supposed to, I'd be leading the league in homers, have the highest batting average, have given $100,000 to the Cancer Fund and be married to Marie Osmond." - Catfish Hunter

Hitting & Fielding Notes


NAME	POS	AB	R	H	RBI
Cesar Tovar	3b	3	0	0	0
Rod Carew	2b	3	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	1b	3	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	rf	3	0	0	0
Ted Uhlaender	cf	3	0	0	0
Bob Allison	lf	3	0	0	0
Jackie Hernandez	ss	2	0	0	0
Johnny Roseboro	ph	1	0	0	0
Bruce Look	c	3	0	0	0
Dave Boswell	p	2	0	0	0
Ron Perranoski	p	0	0	0	0
Rich Reese	ph	1	0	0	0
TOTALS		27	0	0	0


NAME	POS	AB	R	H	RBI
Bert Campaneris	ss	4	0	2	0
Reggie Jackson	rf	4	0	0	0
Sal Bando	3b	3	0	1	0
Ray Webster	1b	4	1	2	0
John Donaldson	2b	3	0	0	0
Jim Pagliaroni	c	3	1	0	0
Rick Monday	cf	3	2	2	0
Joe Rudi	lf	3	0	0	0
Floyd Robinson	ph	0	0	0	0
Danny Cater	ph	0	0	0	1
Mike Hershberger	lf	0	0	0	0
Catfish Hunter	p	4	0	3	3
TOTALS		31	4	10	4

Double Plays: Minnesota 2.
Doubles: Hunter, Monday.
Error: Boswell.
Left on Base: Minnesota 0, Oakland 9.
Stolen Base: Campaneris.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	x	4	10	0

Pitching Notes


NAME	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Dave Boswell	7.2	9	4	4	4	6
Ron Perranoski	0.1	1	0	0	1	0


NAME	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	9.0	0	0	0	0	11

Losing Pitcher: Boswell (3-3).
Winning Pitcher: Hunter (3-2).

Hit By Pitch: Donaldson (by Boswell).
Wild Pitch: Boswell 2.

Game Notes

Attendance: 6,298.
Length of Game: 2:28.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Neudecker, 1B: Larry Napp, 2B: Al Salerno, 3B: Bill Haller.

Catfish Hunter Perfect Game Box Score

Do you know what jersey number Catfish Hunter (click his name for all uniforms worn) wore this historic evening? If you guessed number 27 you are correct.

Do you remember what year Catfish Hunter won the Cy Young Award? How about the number of times he "joined" the twenty-wins club?

This was one of the most powerful lineups faced during any perfect game and following the gem, Catfish Hunter received a $5,000 bonus.

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