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Angel Macias, ambidextrous pitcher - threw a perfect game in the 1957 Little League World Series Ángel Macías Barba Monterrey, Mexico Born:   September 2, 1944 in Aguascalientes Mexico Height:  5' 10",   Weight:  149 lb. Position: LHP/RHP Bats:  Both Throws: Both (Ambidextrous) Ambidextrous pitcher Angel Macias is well known for throwing a perfect game in the 1957 Little League World Series -- right-handed.  The compelling story of the '57 Monterrey team was made into two feature films, a 1960 picture in Mexico called  Los Pequeños Gigantes  (The Little Giants) and a 2008 film in the United States called  The Perfect Game . On return  to Mexico, the mayor of Monterrey gave the entire Little League team scholarships to high school and college. Macias attended high school, but did not attend college -- opting instead to sign with the Los Angeles Angles.  Macias played as an outf...

Westminster's Perez tosses perfect game by Jerry Fitzpatrick, dailyherald.com Westminster Christian pitcher Ryan Perez was perfect Tuesday. Again. Perez, an ambidextrous pitcher throwing left-handed only this season while his right elbow heals from Tommy John surgery, tossed the third perfect game of his career in a Northeast Conference game against a young lineup from Alden-Hebron. It was the third 5-inning perfect game of Perez’s career. He threw his first as a freshman and notched another last year against Rockford East. Perez also took part in 3 combined no-hitters with former teammate Kevin Elder. Read more about Perez's perfect game Learn more about Ryan Perez --

Angel Macias, ambidextrous pitcher - threw a perfect game in the 1957 Little League World Series Angel Macias, an ambidextrous pitcher from Mexico, threw a perfect game in the 1957 Little League World Series. Macias set down all 18 batters, in six innings, from the  Northern La Mesa Little League to win the  Little League World Series. 1957 Little League World Series Newsreel Stock Footage The Perfect Game Movie   TIME Magazine, Monday, Sept. 02, 1957 Ambidextrous Angel By the time they got to Williamsport, Pa. last week, the barnstorming little ballplayers from Monterrey, Mexico were just about worn out. They had beaten their way across country for a month, had played and won eleven games from Texas to Kentucky. Coach  César  Faz  called on his best pitcher, ambidextrous Angel Macias, a twelve-year-old 88-pounder with a fine assortment of curves and sliders, plus a plain, old-fashioned fast ball under discipline...