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Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game

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Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game gets RUINED! (2010)

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Umpire admits mistake that cost Detroit Tigers' Galarraga a place in history

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2010/06/03 Galarraga, Joyce at the plate

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UMPIRE RUINS GALARRAGA'S PERFECT GAME

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2010/06/03 Galarraga awarded new car

In a Major League Baseball game played on June 2, 2010, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga nearly became the 21st pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game. Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced, but his bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball. Galarraga instead finished with a one-hit shutout in a 3–0 victory. He faced 28 batters and threw 88 pitches, striking out three. The game is sometimes referred to as the "28-out perfect game", the "Imperfect Game", or simply the "Galarraga game".