On November 17, 2003 (9/11/1907 WRL Time) Samuel Howard "Red" Camnitz stepped into WRL History by pitching the second ever perfect game.  Another sign we are firmly entrenched in the deadball era.    
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BOXSCORE: 1907 New York Highlanders At 1907 Chicago White Sox       9/11/1907
game 3 .... Camnitz throws Perfect Game at Highlanders

  Highlanders        AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Sullivan LF       3  0  0  0 .255     T.Hartsel LF        4  0  1  1 .247  
  J.Bates RF          3  0  0  0 .221     C.Ritchey 2B        4  0  2  0 .271  
  O.Pickering CF      3  0  0  0 .284     S.Magee CF          3  1  0  0 .329  
  N.Lajoie 2B         3  0  0  0 .260     D.Brain 3B          3  1  1  1 .234  
  O.Schreckengost C   3  0  0  0 .228     D.McGann 1B         3  1  0  0 .266  
  J.Yeager 3B         3  0  0  0 .222     W.Schulte RF        4  2  2  2 .273  
  J.Donahue 1B        3  0  0  0 .236     L.McLean C          4  1  1  1 .247  
  A.Storke SS         3  0  0  0 .205     T.Turner SS         4  0  0  0 .219  
  L.Taylor P          2  0  0  0 .094     H.Camnitz P         3  1  1  1 .093  
A-S.Barry PH          1  0  0  0 .199                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      32  7  8  6

A-Pinch Hit For Taylor In 9th Inning

Highlanders..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  5
White Sox....... 0 3 0  0 0 1  0 3    -  7  8  0

Highlanders              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Taylor LOSS(9-14)       8       8   7   4   2   0   0 126   2.56  A1
Totals                    8       8   7   4   2   0   0

White Sox                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Camnitz WIN(8-6)        9       0   0   0   0   3   0  97   2.19  A1
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   3   0

ATTENDANCE- 10,414 DATE- Friday, September 11th 1907 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:45
LEFT ON BASE- Highlanders: 0  White Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Highlanders: 0  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- O.Pickering, N.Lajoie, O.Schreckengost, A.Storke-2
DOUBLES- T.Hartsel(17th), W.Schulte(19th), L.McLean(6th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Ritchey(12th), S.Magee(42nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Magee
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Brain
WALKS- S.Magee, D.McGann
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bates, J.Yeager-2
WILD PITCHES- L.Taylor

History was made in Chicago as Howie Camnitz(8-6) thrilled the crowd by
tossing a perfect game and the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York
Highlanders by the score of 7 to nothing.

The partisan crowd cheered every New York out from the 7th inning on.  The
Chicago players and coaches started to leave Camnitz alone with his thoughts
after the game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning rolled
around, you could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an
explosion after every out.  Chicago had a total of 8 hits for the game.

The losing pitcher was Luther Taylor(9-14).  He pitched 8 innings allowing 8
hits and 2 walks. It took a while to pry Camnitz way from his teammates as
they all wanted to show their appreciation and joy.  Finally, however, Billy
got to offer his own congratulations with a big bear hug and the comment,
'That was one of the best pitched games I have seen in all my years in
baseball - Camnitz was masterful out there this afternoon!'

SCORESHEET: 1807 New York Highlanders at 1807 Chicago White Sox
D.Sulliv-A1  A1:F/9     *4*:L/4    *7*:G/63
                                   
                                   
J.Bates-A1   A2:G/13    B2:K       C2:G/53
                                   
                                   
O.Picker-A1  A3:P/3     B3:F/9     C3:F/9
                                   
                                   
N.Lajoie-A1  *2*:L/6    *5*:F/9    *8*:F/8
                                   
                                   
O.Schrec-A1  A5:F/8     B5:F/9     C5:F/9
                                   
                                   
J.Yeager-A1  A6:L/5     B6:K       C6:K
                                   
                                   
J.Donahu-A1  *3*:G/63   *6*:F/8    *9*:F/8
                                   
                                   
A.Storke-A1  A8:G/43    B8:F/7     C8:L/5
                                   
                                   
L.Taylor-A1  A9:G/43    B9:FO/2    C9:G/43
S.Barry-C9                         
                                   

T.Hartse-A1  A1:F/9     B1:Do>2#   C1:F/9     D1:G/63
                                              
                                              
C.Ritche-A1  A2:Si      B2:Si>2o   C2:G/43    *8*:F/9
                                              
                                              
S.Magee-A1   A3:SB>12   *3*:F/8    *6*:W>b1   D3:E/6
             G/63                             
                                              
D.Brain-A1   A4:G/3     B4:G/31    C4:SB+E/2  D4:CS/24>
                                   >13 SF/8>  1o Si
                                   3#         
D.McGann-A1  *2*:G/13   B5:G/53    C5:G/43    D5:WP>12
                                              IW>b1
                                              
W.Schult-A1  A6:Si      *4*:F/9    C6:E/6     D6:Do+E/8
                                              >2# 1# b#
                                              
L.McLean-A1  A7:Do>1#   B7:G/53    C7:G/63    D7:E/4
                                              
                                              
T.Turner-A1  A8:G/63    B8:G/23    *7*:F/8    D8:G/63
                                              
                                              
H.Camnit-A1  A9:Si>2#   *5*:F/8    C9:G/23
                                   
                                   


*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.Sullivan           6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Bates              3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     O.Pickering          3 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     T.Hartsel            2 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     C.Ritchey            4 Single                         b-1 
1 1                        1 Stolen Base                    1-2 
1  2  S.Magee              4 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  D.Brain              3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     N.Lajoie             5 Line Out                       b-0 
1     O.Schreckengost      1 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Yeager             3 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     D.McGann             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Schulte            3 Single                         b-1 
1 1   L.McLean             5 Double                         1-H b-2 
1  2  T.Turner             5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  H.Camnitz            2 Single                         2-H b-2 
2  2  T.Hartsel            5 Double                         2-H b-2 
2  2  C.Ritchey            4 Single                         2-o b-2 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     J.Donahue            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Storke             5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     L.Taylor             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     S.Magee              6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Brain              3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     D.McGann             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     D.Sullivan           3 Line Out                       b-0 
1     J.Bates              6 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     O.Pickering          5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     W.Schulte            5 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     L.McLean             4 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     T.Turner             3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     N.Lajoie             5 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Schreckengost      3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Yeager             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     H.Camnitz            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     T.Hartsel            2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     C.Ritchey            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Donahue            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Storke             3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     L.Taylor             3 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     S.Magee              6 Walk                           b-1 
0 1                        1 SB & Error - C                 1-3 
0   3 D.Brain              3 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
1     D.McGann             4 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     W.Schulte            3 1 Base Error - SS              b-1 
2 1   L.McLean             1 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     D.Sullivan           5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Bates              3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     O.Pickering          6 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     T.Turner             3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     H.Camnitz            1 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     T.Hartsel            4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     N.Lajoie             3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Schreckengost      1 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     J.Yeager             3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     C.Ritchey            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     S.Magee              2 1 Base Error - SS              b-1 
1 1                        1 Caught Stealing                1-o 
2     D.Brain              3 Single                         b-1 
2 1   D.McGann             1 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
2  2  D.McGann             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  W.Schulte            5 Double & Error - CF            2-H 1-H b-H 
2     L.McLean             5 1 Base Error - 2B              b-1 
2 1   T.Turner             6 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     J.Donahue            3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Storke             1 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Shad Barry
2     S.Barry              5 Ground Out                     b-0