‘Take Classic Video of the Day: Randy Johnson’s Perfect Game (27 Outs)
Yes, the Big Unit fired a perfecto against the Braves, but so what? It was spectacular. He became the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game (40-years-old) when he did so at Turner Field on May 18, 2004.
Here is the Braves’ box score from that game. Spoiler: There are a lot of zeros in the “H” column…
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | Pit | Str | WPA | aLI | WPA- | RE24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Garcia SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | 9 | 8 | -0.093 | 1.21 | -0.093 | -0.7 |
| Julio Franco 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | 11 | 9 | -0.065 | 0.85 | -0.065 | -0.5 |
| Chipper Jones LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | 14 | 9 | -0.042 | 0.53 | -0.042 | -0.3 |
| Andruw Jones CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | 8 | 6 | -0.105 | 1.36 | -0.105 | -0.7 |
| Johnny Estrada C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 22 | 17 | -0.073 | 0.96 | -0.073 | -0.5 |
| J.D. Drew RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | 10 | 8 | -0.046 | 0.59 | -0.046 | -0.3 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | 9 | 6 | -0.117 | 1.52 | -0.117 | -0.7 |
| Nick Green 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | 20 | 15 | -0.080 | 1.05 | -0.080 | -0.5 |
| Mike Hampton P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 9 | 6 | -0.033 | 0.62 | -0.033 | -0.2 |
| Eddie Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 5 | 3 | -0.016 | 0.59 | -0.016 | -0.1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | 117 | 87 | -0.670 | 0.96 | -0.670 | -4.7 |