[Defiant]

While a walk should spoil a no-hitter, it seems to me that pitching a no-hitter where one of your fielders makes an error should count as a perfect game. It’s harder, you had to get 28 outs, not 27.

[chrisinoc]

“While a walk should spoil a no-hitter, it seems to me that pitching a no-hitter where one of your fielders makes an error should count as a perfect game. It’s harder, you had to get 28 outs, not 27.”

I remember Dodger Jerry Reuss (whose birthday is today) pitching a no-hitter back on June 27, 1980 against the Giants.

He allowed only one baserunner, an error by shortstop Bill Russell. But he made up for it by making a great play to preserve the no-hitter.

[JohnBrowdie]

While a walk should spoil a no-hitter, it seems to me that pitching a no-hitter where one of your fielders makes an error should count as a perfect game. It’s harder, you had to get 28 outs, not 27.

you still had to get 27 outs, but you had to pitch to 28 batters, instead of 27.

but I got what you are were saying.

[ReaganÜberAlles]

But let’s say someone makes an unusually spectacular play in the field to rob someone of a sure hit. Should that count against the perfect game?