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Gloucester Township 10-Year-Old Throws Perfect Game
Charlie McGuckin struck out 13 of the 18 batters he faced in the South Jersey Stingrays' win over the Philadelphia Athletics at home on Sunday.
A Gloucester Township 10-year-old tossed a perfect game in his team’s victory last week.
Charlie McGuckin threw six innings in South Jersey Stingrays’ 10-year-old baseball team’s 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at home on Sunday.
McGuckin struck out 13 of the 18 batters he faced. He threw 59 pitches.
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His battery mate for the feat was catcher Anthony Palombi.
A perfect game occurs when a pitcher doesn’t allow any of the opposing players to reach base.
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Only 23 pitchers in the history of the major leagues have ever thrown a perfect game, most recently in 2012.
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