May 5 in Boston Red Sox History: Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics (1904)

On May 5, 1904, At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics . Young outduels another future Hall of Famer, Rube Waddell , winning 3-0. It’s the first perfect game since the rules change that moved the pitching mound to 60 feet, six inches

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