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3 unusual facts about The Perfect Game


The Perfect Game

Their team was Industriales de Monterrey, nicknamed "Los pequeños gigantes" (The little giants).

The film scenes in Monterrey, which is the leading industrial center, one of the largest Mexican cities for over 100 years and a major center for science and research in Mexico, depicted the city as a two-burro village where the children played ball in the dirt choked streets with pigs and chickens serving as bases.

The film is based on a true story about a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico, who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series in 1957.


Jake T. Austin

In 2006, Austin landed the lead role of Angel Macias in his first live-action feature film, The Perfect Game based on a true story about the first non-U.S. team to win the 1957 Little League World Series, although the film wouldn't be released in the United States until more than three years after filming was completed, due to post-production financing difficulties.


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1956 World Series

Sports cartoonist Willard Mullin drew an illustration of a happy Larsen painting a canvas titled The Perfect Game, observed by Mullin's classic "Brooklyn Bum."

Armando Galarraga

Rookie Jason Donald hit a ground ball to first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who tossed to Galarraga—who was covering first base—but first base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly called Donald safe on a close play, ending the perfect game and no-hitter.

Austin Jackson

The perfect game eventually ended with two outs in the ninth after a blown call by umpire Jim Joyce.

LaTroy Hawkins

He was the opposing starting pitcher during the perfect game by Yankees pitcher David Wells on May 17, 1998.

Moisés Arias

He participated in the Guadalajara Film Festival (2009) during the presentation of the movie The Perfect Game with Eva Longoria.