On June 21, 1964 — Father’s Day — I witnessed one of baseball’s rarest feats: Jim Bunning’s perfect game for the Phillies against the Mets. That moment sent me down a rabbit hole of no-hitter and one-hitter history, from legends like Nolan Ryan and Bob Feller to pitchers who suffered heartbreaking near-misses.

In this episode of Rounding Third, we dive into:

- The story of Jim Bunning’s perfect game and its historic significance

- The rarity of no-hitters and why perfect games are even more special

- Nolan Ryan’s mind-blowing 7 no-hitters and 12 one-hitters

- Forgotten feats like back-to-back one-hitters and near-perfect heartbreaks

Baseball history is filled with remarkable pitching performances — but some are so rare they’re almost mythical. Let’s talk about them.

00:00 Intro

00:59 The Perfect Game by Jim Bunning

02:36 The Rarity of No-Hitters

03:43 Nolan Ryan's Extraordinary Record

04:22 Heartbreaking One-Hitters

06:02 Successive One-Hitters

08:04 Conclusion

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