In a big year for perfect big-league pitching performances 鈥� there were a record three 鈥� San Francisco鈥檚 Matt Cain deserves credit for what some consider the second greatest perfect game in history. The greatest in the estimation of many was a 1965 gem tossed by the Dodgers鈥� Sandy Koufax, who struck out 14 Chicago Cubs and threw 107 pitches altogether. Cain, by comparison, also struck out 14 Astros while throwing 125 pitches in an 11-0 victory. So what if Houston was the worst team in the majors in 2012? Given that Cain received the poorest run support in the majors since 2005, he deserved to receive some attention for his consistently solid efforts over the past four years. (The other perfect games in 2012 were turned in by Seattle鈥檚 Felix Hernandez and Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox.)
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2012 sports year in review: records, achievements, plus sundry feats and streaks from Brees and Bryant to Cain and Ko
It鈥檚 impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here鈥檚 a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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