A Question

[Kidhuman]

Last night during the White Sox-Yankees game, something happened tat prompted me to think of this question.

Jason Giambi missed a foul ball pop up. Lets say, any player drops a ball in foul territory and is given an error, but on the next pitch the batter is retired. The pitcher tosses a perfect game, would it still be perfect even tough an error was made, or would it be a no hitter. Remember, the batter who hit the foul ball, is retired in order. It is a serious question. I would think he should et credit for pitching a perfect game because no one reached base.

[Sharrow]

As long as the error doesn't allow a baserunner its still a perfect game.

[Thai Jet]

Last night during the White Sox-Yankees game, something happened tat prompted me to think of this question.

Jason Giambi missed a foul ball pop up. Lets say, any player drops a ball in foul territory and is given an error, but on the next pitch the batter is retired. The pitcher tosses a perfect game, would it still be perfect even tough an error was made, or would it be a no hitter. Remember, the batter who hit the foul ball, is retired in order. It is a serious question. I would think he should et credit for pitching a perfect game because no one reached base.

I would be inclined to agree with you and Sharrow, perfect game.

[Kidhuman]

Thanks guys, was just wondering how it would be scored.

[Jetkid94]

I thought your only charged with an error if the batter reaches, or another player moves to another base, because of it.

What i'm saying is if Jeter drops a ball, then throws out the guy it's not an error, beause noone reached, and noone advanced.

Therefore Giambi shouldn't get an error anyway.

[Kidhuman]

No, it is a catch that should have been made in foul territory but then is dropped in foul territory, it is an error. If it should have been an out, you get the error. IT is a routine fly ball in foul territory

[Lil Bit Special]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp

Perfect games and No-hitters:

An official perfect game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game.

An official no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a no-hit game, a batter may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference.

According to MLB rules & regulations it would be a perfect game since no batter reached first base. The player must reach base on the error to ruin a perfect game.

[Kidhuman]

thanks LBS