On this day in baseball history, Randy Johnson at 40 years old, became the oldest pitcher in the history of MLB to throw a perfect game. (Randy also has the honor of being the tallest (6′ 10″) to ever accomplish this feat.) Thanks to my blog title above, I’m betting that you can answer the question “How many perfect games have ever been thrown in MLB History? Answer – If you said 24 go to the head of something.
Note that the most recent perfect game thrown was in 2023 and I wrote about it back then (click here.)
The following on Randy Johnson’s perfect game is from Wiki which also lists and discusses all of the 24 Perfect Game winners (click here.)
The Texas Rangers’ Kenny Rogers threw his perfect game in 1994. Although his nickname was The Gambler, he wasn’t related to the other Kenny Rogers who recorded this tune:
Perfect weather today makes for the perfect time for you to take a ride south. You know where to go as you do so.