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Charlie Robertson's Perfect Game

DateApr 30, 1922
ScoreWhite Sox 2, Tigers 0
TypePerfect game

Charlie Robertson threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1922. No batter reached base: twenty-seven faced, twenty-seven retired. The final score was 2–0.

The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Charlie Robertson struck out 6. The announced attendance was 25,000. The game took 1h 55m. It was a day game.

It is the second of 21 perfect games the archive records between 1904 and 2023. It was the only one of Charlie Robertson's career. It was one of three no-hitters thrown across the major leagues in 1922. Herman Pillette took the loss for the Detroit Tigers. Dick Nallin umpired behind the plate.

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Sources

  1. Retrosheet, DET192204300
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:DET192204300
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