# MLB: May 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [May 2, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2021/941222 "2021-05-02T13:42:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2021/941222/29 "2021-05-06T15:51:26Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > No talk of the John Means no hitter? Mentioned in its own thread from last night, though with no replies so far. > [@Baseball - John Means...almost perfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-john-means-almost-perfect/941515): > > For the first time - a perfect game was blemished by a wild pitch - a dropped/missed 3rd strike that allowed the runner to reach 1st (he was caught stealing later). John Means of Baltimore faced the minimum 27 batters - getting a no-hitter - but missed the perfect game due to that wild pitch. It’s the 3rd no-hitter this season. There have been 34 other occurrences of pitchers facing the minimum 27 over a 9-inning complete game, and not getting a perfect game (one even allowing 4 hits). [Faci…](https://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/216.html) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2021/941222)._