Randy Johnson's perfect game

was the site of Randy Johnson's perfect game. Going into the game, Johnson had a win–loss record of 3–4 with a 2.83 earned run average (ERA) in eight games during the 2004 season. ==Game summary==

The game started at 7:36 p.m. EDT in front of 23,381 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta. who was playing his second season in the Majors. Johnson later praised Hammock stating, "I only shook [Hammock] off two or three times...He called a great game. The thing is he was probably the most excited guy in the clubhouse, and I'm happy for that. He's come a long way." Johnson struck out 13 batters, the third-most strikeouts in an MLB perfect game behind Sandy Koufax's 14 strikeouts in 1965 and Matt Cain's 14 strikeouts in 2012. Johnson's perfect game was the first in MLB since David Cone on July 18, 1999, for the New York Yankees, and the first in the National League since Dennis Martínez of the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991. Johnson, who was 40 at the time, surpassed Cy Young as the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game in MLB history. Young, who achieved the feat in 1904, was 37 at the time. The play that came closest to being a hit was Mike Hampton's second at-bat in the sixth inning when a chop ground ball dribbling left of the second base bag resulted in Alex Cintrón performing a do-or-die running grab and throw to first baseman Shea Hillenbrand for the out. ==Game statistics==

;General reference: May 18, 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010. Line score {{Linescore| Box score BATTING • 2B: Cintron 2 (9, Hampton, Hampton). • TB: Tracy 2; Hillenbrand; Finley; Bautista; Cintron 5. • RBI: Cintron (11), Tracy (15). • 2-out RBI: Cintron, Tracy. • Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hammock, Hillenbrand, Bautista, Kata 2. • GIDP: Gonzalez, L. • Team LOB: 9. FIELDING • E: DeRosa (8, fielding), Estrada (1, drop ball), Hampton (1, throw). • Outfield assists: Jones, A (Hammock at 3rd base). • DP: (Hampton-Garcia-Franco). Other info • Pitches-strikes: Johnson 117–87, Hampton 107–71. • Ground outs-fly outs: Johnson 7–7, Hampton 13–8. • Batters faced: Johnson 27, Hampton 38. • Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Larry Poncino. • Weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy. • Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF. • Time: 2:13. • Attendance: 23,381. • Venue: Turner Field. ==Reactions==

Robby Hammock, the catcher of Johnson's perfect game: Robin Yount, the bench coach of the Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez, left fielder for the Diamondbacks: Bob Brenly, Diamondbacks manager: ==Footnotes==