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RE: Worst Call Ever Sparks Weirdest Question Ever?
I apologize. I am walking to work in a snow shower, so I am unable to look this up right now. But there was a perfect game pitched a number of years ago where the umpire blew the call by half a step on the very last out. The Umpire even apologized to the pitcher later. That was pretty ugly.
Armando Gallaraga had his legacy destroyed by Jim Joyce.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Galarraga%27s_near-perfect_game
Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game
In a Major League Baseball game played on June 2, 2010, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga nearly became the 21st pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game. Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced, but his bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball. Galarraga instead finished with a one-hit shutout in a 3–0 victory. He faced 28 batters and threw 88 pitches (67 strikes and 21 balls), striking out three.