Other Notable Facts
The first perfect game in Major League Baseball history was thrown in 1880 by Lee Richmond on a field which is now part of the Becker College campus. A monument marks the site of the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds where Richmond threw his perfect game. The Chicago Tribune recognized the feat as unusual, calling it "the most wonderful game on record".
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