Hiromi Makihara's perfect game is a

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pitched by

Hiromi Makihara Hiromi Makihara (born August 11, 1963) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He was a six-time Central League All-Star, won Rookie of the Year honors, and pitched a perfect game in a 19-year career with the Yomiuri Giants. See also ...

of the

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...

against the

Hiroshima Toyo Carp The is a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by , who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Matsuda ...

on May 18, 1994, as the Giants defeated the Carp 6–0. It was the 15th perfect game in

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(NPB) history and the second by a member of the Giants.

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1994 Nippon Professional Baseball season Nippon Professional Baseball perfect games Yomiuri Giants Hiroshima Toyo Carp Sports competitions in Fukuoka May 1994 sports events in Asia History of Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-baseball-stub