First Perfect Game in Professional Baseball History
N 42° 16.137 W 071° 48.717
19T E 268095 N 4683467
This marker identifies the location of the first perfect game in professional baseball history.
Waymark Code: WMFHZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2006
Views: 52
In baseball, a "perfect game" is one in which a pitcher faces 27 batters and none of them get on base. On June 12, 1880, in a game between Worcester and Cleveland, J. Lee Richmond (pitching for Worcester) was the first pitcher to accomplish this feat.
The game took place on what was then the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds. Today, this site is home of the "Quad" at Becker College. A stone marker in the middle of the Quad commemorates the famous game.
The text on the marker reads:
ON JUNE 12, 1880, THE FIRST PERFECT GAME IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL HISTORY WAS PITCHED ON THIS SITE (THE FORMER WORCESTER AGRICULTURAL FAIRGROUNDS) BY J. LEE RICHMOND OF WORCESTER AGAINST CLEVELAND IN A NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Unknown
County: Worcester
City/Town Name: Worcester
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
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