Catfish Hunter fires first perfect game in AL in 46 years

ByThis Day in Baseball May 8, 1968April 29, 2023

On May 8, 1968, Catfish Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins. Hunter’s perfect game is the first in the American League during the regular season in 46 years, when White Sox right-hander Charlie Robertson, who accomplished the feat against Detroit in 1922. Don Larsen had pitched a…

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Day: May 8, 1968

Catfish Hunter fires first perfect game in AL in 46 years

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