perfect game

noun

1. a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
2. a game in bowling of 12 consecutive strikes.

perfect game

noun

1. baseball a game in which no batter on the opposing team reaches first base
2. tenpin bowling a game in which a bowler scores twelve consecutive strikes

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfect game¹

First recorded in 1945–50