Only 23 perfect games have been thrown in major league history, some of them by pitchers who owned otherwise nondescript big league careers.
From that standpoint, one could say that Texas’ Colby Lewis fit the mold of a man who might make history on Friday night. To the A’s relief, he didn’t, as Danny Valencia broke up Lewis’ bid for the perfecto with a leadoff double in the eighth inning of a 4-0 A’s defeat.
You’re forgiven if you don’t remember Lewis’ tenure with the A’s. He appeared in 26 games (with one start) in 2007, compiling an 0-2 record and a 6.