Faced the Minimum
There have been 81 games facing the minimum since 1897, measured across 223,559 games, an average of one occurrence every 2,759 games. The most recent was Jacob Misiorowski on 12 June 2026; the first was Rube Waddell on 1 July 1902.
Twenty-seven batters faced, and not a perfect game.
81recorded occurrences
1 in 2,759games · 1897+
1902first · Rube Waddell
2026-06-12most recent · Jacob Misiorowski
7y 8mlongest drought · 1925-09-08 to 1933-05-04
By decade
Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.
Done it most
Every occurrence (81 of them)
| Date | Player | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | 81 | ↗ | ||
| 2024-09-10 | 80 | ↗ | ||
| 2023-08-01 | 79 | ↗ | ||
| 2017-06-03 | 78 | ↗ | ||
| 2014-05-29 | 77 | ↗ | ||
| 2013-09-16 | 76 | ↗ | ||
| 2011-05-07 | 75 | ↗ | ||
| 2010-07-26 | 74 | ↗ | ||
| 2008-09-11 | 73 | ↗ | ||
| 2007-07-07 | 72 | ↗ | ||
| 2007-04-18 | 71 | ↗ | ||
| 2006-06-30 | JFJosh Fogg | 70 | ↗ | |
| 2004-07-21 | 69 | ↗ | ||
| 2002-04-26 | 68 | ↗ | ||
| 2001-09-05 | WWWoody Williams | 67 | ↗ | |
| 2001-05-24 | 66 | ↗ | ||
| 1997-09-02 | MGMike Grace | 65 | ↗ | |
| 1992-09-29 | DRDennis Rasmussen | 64 | ↗ | |
| 1990-07-21 | TBTim Belcher | 63 | ↗ | |
| 1990-07-06 | 62 | ↗ | ||
| 1989-04-23 | BMBob Milacki | 61 | ↗ | |
| 1988-09-21 | 60 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-09-17 | 59 | ↗ | ||
| 1988-06-07 | KDKelly Downs | 58 | ↗ | |
| 1987-09-13 | 57 | ↗ | ||
| 1985-05-17 | 56 | ↗ | ||
| 1985-04-26 | 55 | ↗ | ||
| 1984-05-02 | 54 | ↗ | ||
| 1982-07-25 | 53 | ↗ | ||
| 1982-05-03 | 52 | ↗ | ||
| 1980-05-29 | 51 | ↗ | ||
| 1975-04-09 | BFBob Forsch | 50 | ↗ | |
| 1973-09-27 | RCReggie Cleveland | 49 | ↗ | |
| 1970-07-20 | CTChuck Taylor | 48 | ↗ | |
| 1969-07-06 | GWGary Waslewski | 47 | ↗ | |
| 1967-05-12 | 46 | ↗ | ||
| 1966-09-21 | DKDick Kelley | 45 | ↗ | |
| 1966-07-01 | WFWoodie Fryman | 44 | ↗ | |
| 1964-06-04 | 43 | ↗ | ||
| 1962-07-02 | DDDick Donovan | 42 | ↗ | |
| 1961-04-28 | 41 | ↗ | ||
| 1960-08-18 | 40 | ↗ | ||
| 1958-06-15 | JWJim Wilson | 39 | ↗ | |
| 1955-05-10 | DNDon Newcombe | 38 | ↗ | |
| 1953-05-10 | 37 | ↗ | ||
| 1952-05-29 | MMMickey McDermott | 36 | ↗ | |
| 1951-08-11 | MLMax Lanier | 35 | ↗ | |
| 1951-06-28 | FHFrank Hiller | 34 | ↗ | |
| 1950-09-19 | FHFrank Hiller | 33 | ↗ | |
| 1950-08-19 | AHArt Houtteman | 32 | ↗ | |
| 1948-08-31 | HBHank Borowy | 31 | ↗ | |
| 1946-08-03 | OGOrval Grove | 30 | ↗ | |
| 1945-09-02 | RBRed Barrett | 29 | ↗ | |
| 1942-09-23 | LFLarry French | 28 | ↗ | |
| 1942-08-23 | LWLon Warneke | 27 | ↗ | |
| 1940-05-30 | 26 | ↗ | ||
| 1938-05-15 | WJWillie Jefferson | 25 | ↗ | |
| 1937-05-16 | 24 | ↗ | ||
| 1934-06-23 | SJSlim Jones | 23 | ↗ | |
| 1933-05-04 | SJSi Johnson | 22 | ↗ | |
| 1925-09-08 | 21 | ↗ | ||
| 1922-05-07 | JBJesse Barnes | 20 | ↗ | |
| 1921-09-14 | 19 | ↗ | ||
| 1919-06-12 | 18 | ↗ | ||
| 1918-08-20 | EJElmer Jacobs | 17 | ↗ | |
| 1917-09-18 | BDBill Doak | 16 | ↗ | |
| 1916-08-20 | JCJack Coombs | 15 | ↗ | |
| 1916-06-29 | 14 | ↗ | ||
| 1915-09-04 | ANArt Nehf | 13 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-19 | DGDan Griner | 12 | ↗ | |
| 1914-10-03 | BHBob Harmon | 11 | ↗ | |
| 1914-06-04 | JSJim Scott | 10 | ↗ | |
| 1913-06-10 | 9 | ↗ | ||
| 1910-07-29 | ESEd Summers | 8 | ↗ | |
| 1910-05-12 | 7 | ↗ | ||
| 1909-09-14 | 6 | ↗ | ||
| 1908-06-30 | 5 | ↗ | ||
| 1906-10-01 | CLCarl Lundgren | 4 | ↗ | |
| 1906-05-17 | SLSam Leever | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1904-09-24 | BWBob Wicker | 2 | ↗ | |
| 1902-07-01 | 1 | ↗ |