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Nuno Perfect Against New Haven Wednesday, June 18th, 1969 One of the rarest feats in baseball occurred at Ballpark of Madison: the perfect game. Facing off against the New Haven Ravens, Madison Velocity hurler Vidal Nuno gave up no runs, no hits, no walks and saw no errors in the 6-0 victory. "This was one of those games where a good athlete was on top of his game," said Madison manager after the game. "He had a tremendous rhythm out there. His focus, his concentration, his stuff, everything was as good as it could possibly be." Nuno saw 27 batters and retired every one of them in order. He bewildered the Ravens, striking out 12. Late in the game, the left-hander sat by himself at one end of the dugout, staring at the ground. No one approached him, adhering to the baseball superstition that no one mention a no-hitter -- much less a perfect game -- until it is completed. When it was over, Nuno gave a simple fist pump, while his teammates mobbed him and the fans gave a standing ovation. "A game like this was pretty special," Nuno said. "It doesn't come along very often." In the current season in 11 starts, Vidal Nuno has a record of 4-7 with 68 strikeouts in 68 innings and a 4.37 ERA. |
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