Angel Macia pitches a 12-inning perfect game for Monterrey, Mexico

On August 23, 1957, 12-year-old right-hander Angel Macia pitches a 12-inning perfect game for Monterrey, Mexico to win the Little League World Series. Macia strikes out 11 batters to help Monterrey become the first foreign team to win the Little League Series. In the tourney before Williamsport, Macias also pitched lefthanded.

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