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OTD 2009: Mark Buehrle Perfect Game Saved in 9th
July 23, 2009: Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle made history against the Tampa Bay Rays, recording the 18th perfect game in MLB history
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Even though there are recordings of over 218,000 MLB games since the league’s birth in the late 19th century, there had only been 17 perfect games thrown prior to this day in 2009. Opening that afternoon’s matchup between the White Sox and the Rays was SP Mark Buerhle. What followed was the first perfect game since the great Randy Jonhson in 2004 and the second Perfect Game in franchise history.
July 23, 2009: Chicago #WhiteSox SP Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in MLB history against the Rays, which was saved in dramatic fashion by 9th inning substitute OF Dewayne Wise, who robbed OF Gabe Kapler of a home run
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WHITE SOX PITCHER MARK BUEHRLE PITCHED THE 18TH PERFECT GAME IN MLB HISTORY
For roughly two hours, Buerhle retired batter after batter, inning after inning, completely dismantling the Tampa Bay Rays in front of his home crowd on the South Side of Chicago. The 5x All-Star only struck out six in the staggering performance, but he did not allow a single hitter to reach first base. Helped by an astounding 9th-inning defensive catch by OF Dewayne Wise that robbed Gabe Kapler of a home run, Mark Buehrle courageously carried the team to a 5-0 victory with the 18th perfect game in MLB history.
July 23, 2009: Chicago #WhiteSox SP Mark Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in MLB history against the Rays, which was saved in dramatic fashion by 9th inning substitute OF Dewayne Wise, who robbed OF Gabe Kapler of a home run
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 23, 2021
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MLB Network’s presentation of Mark Beuhrle’s Perfect Game pic.twitter.com/qOfZHZUyHw
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DeWayne Wise’s 9th inning HR-saving catch in Mark Beuhrle’s Perfect Game will always be legendary pic.twitter.com/zAy9TiQbwS
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