Philip Humber did something few current pitchers have been able to do in their careers. In Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners Humber had 9 strikeouts in a total of 96 pitches in a game that has left him among an elite club that includes Cy Young, Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson, Catfish Hunter and Roy Halladay. So at the age of 29 he is now the 21st pitcher in major league history to have thrown a perfect game and he is the fourth one since 2009 and the fifth one since 2004. His perfect game lead to the Chicago White Sox defeating the Seattle Mariners 4-0. This was the third perfect game for the team and the first since Mark Buehrle had his back in 2009. Humber had never thrown a complete game, let alone a perfect game in 29 previous career starts. Humber said that his first phone call after the game was to his wife, who is nine months pregnant and due to deliver their son in just two weeks. He said he just wanted to make sure she didn't go into labor from excitement.
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