This is absolutely fantastic! El Presidente in top form, reaches immortality. The topper for me is the grace of the LA fans who roar for Martinez and give him a tremendous ovation at the dénouement. PURE CLASS.

@mariorugama6830

9 ай бұрын

Where does it come from the nickname the presidente??

@yveslaflute9228

7 ай бұрын

Perfect game pitching + he hit .333 and made 3 great defensive plays. The way he made it to 1st base on the 1st possible hit when Larry got a hot ball to handle, ...

Dennis Martinez will innagurate the new international stadium in Nicaragua next year in 2017. It'll be named after him, one of the greatest pitchers of all times.

@SuperStrik9

7 жыл бұрын

Martinez was awesome and the Expos ace for a long time.

@existace

7 жыл бұрын

Yes he was. I'll be there for the inauguration or for the first game. I'll be awesome.

What a wonderful game to watch again. Dave's classic finish to the game: "In the air...centre field...El Presidente, el Perfecto" is pure magic. On a more personal note, they mentioned a couple of times during the broadcast that the Toronto Blue Jays were playing the Kansas City Royals at the same time. I was at that game at the Skydome in Toronto (now the Rogers Centre). When it was announced to the crowd that Martinez had pitched a perfect game and they showed the final out on the stadium Jumbotron, the entire crowd stood as one and offered Dennis a long and heartfelt standing ovation, just as the fans at Dodger Stadium who watched it in person did. No doubt the same thing happened that day at every other ballpark. Some wonderful memories and as a former Montrealer I hope my beloved Expos return to the city one day. GO EXPOS GO/VIVE LES EXPOS DE MONTREAL!!

@beakt

5 жыл бұрын

What else do you remember about that Blue Jays game on 7/28/1991? Without looking up the box score! Tell us as much as you can remember.

@antonchigurh5654

5 жыл бұрын

I hope so. The Montreal Expos still have lots of fans here in Nicaragua, naturally. Best regards!!! 🙋‍♂️⚾️

@DavidBentley23

2 жыл бұрын

Cool story

My dad and I went to this game, sat on the field level, one of the greatest bonding experiences we ever had. By the 8th inning, even we Dodger fans were rooting for Martinez to take it all the way. Pop and I talked about this game until he checked out in 2003.

@fig816

2 жыл бұрын

I was there also, and I am positive this game was played on a Sunday.

@nicasio1916

Жыл бұрын

Great story. It's the magic of baseball, you both witnessed something remarkable. A beautiful moment you two shared.

@vintagesupermarkets5210

Жыл бұрын

@@fig816 it was indeed. It was an early afternoon PDT start too.

One of the greatest calls in baseball history.

@rjcupid

Ай бұрын

Definitely. Dave Van Horne was incredible.

Dodgers fans showing so much class... standing and rooting for every strike in the 9th inning.... it’s unbelievable to see. So Much respect to Dodgers fans !!!! Even in lean years, our Expos still gave us lots of great memories! Congrats El Presidenté !!!

@quarf53206

10 ай бұрын

that happens when a pitcher is pitching a perfect game in the opponents stadium. Fans know how rare perfect games are and to be able to say you were there when a perfect game was pitched. I mean look at the 1:52:50 mark. you see pitchers in the dodger bullpen up against the fence because they want to see the last out

Watched this game when it was played in '91 . One of the most exciting games of my life. Nothing beats a perfect game when you aren't expecting it. RIP Expos :(

Give credit to LA fans. A blow out is one thing, but they cheered him on in a close game.

@DavidBentley23

2 жыл бұрын

Great crowd

One the greatest moments of my childhood sports fandom.

Great class shown by LA fans

@beakt

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I like how the announcer went through his standard routine as he always did. "Scoreboard totals are correct," he would say, or "Totals on the ballgame" as it seems he said here, then read the runs/hits/errors/left-on-base for each team, and then announce the winning and losing pitchers and their updated records. Here, he honored the moment by saying, "The winning pitcher, with a perfect game, Dennis Martinez" drawing loud cheers from the fans, and pausing for it as well.

@carolepiche304

5 жыл бұрын

They started cheering for Expos in the 9th... they didn't care about winning, they wanted to see a perfect game... true baseball fans. I'll always respect and love the Dodgers for that.

@erictra1888

4 жыл бұрын

@@beakt yup

@jeffwilson3363

4 жыл бұрын

...as a Canadian, that what I was thinking....pure class by the Dodger fans, knowing they were seeing something special

@hugoramirez9622

4 жыл бұрын

Expos and Dodgers organizations always had a good relationship trading players

Perhaps the greatest game I ever attended. I still have my ticket stub, the front page of the LA Times the following day and all items from that great game. Also a great bit of trivia, Ron Hassey caught 2 perfect games and Alfredo Griffin played in 3 of them.

El Presidente! El Perfecto! Classic call by Dave Van Horne

Interesting note about this historic Expos game...Because it was camera day, there was NO batting practice for either team! Perhaps this helped El Presidente? Great voices of Dave Van Horne and Ken Singleton help to add to the excitement. Montreal Expos 1969-2004 - BRING BACK THE EXPOS TO MONTREAL

@t3hrasterbator

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Malone Can you elaborate on what you mean by camera day?

@fatfreddyscat5767

2 жыл бұрын

@@t3hrasterbator The Dodgers would allow fans on the field in designated areas to take pictures of the players before the game. Did it once a year on a Sunday. Don't think they do it anymore.

@01olracman

Жыл бұрын

No other pitcher score a perfect game after a camera day ain’t it?!

@calgaines4841

10 ай бұрын

I was at this game. My gf's cousin wanted to go to get a pic with Eddie Murray, which she did. Yeah, 6 innings of no-hit ball on both sides .. Hot day... many Dodger fans leave after the 7th inning. This day was no different ...those who stayed, of course got a perfecto ... certainly we were not leaving until there was no longer a no-no ... and of course got the Perfecto .. Caught up to El Presidente in his last series in the bigs and got his auto on a ball ...my memories are complete with this being online ...

Je me souvien de ce match là. Quand j'étais petit, mon père ma dit,(Assied toi. Nous somment en trin d'assister à une page d'histoire.) J'avais environ 10 ou 11 ans... Mémorable!

As a long time Expos fan I would like to say thanks for this upload. What a rare treat!

I have always been a Twins fan first & foremost, but the Expos were my favorite NL team. 1991 not only featured this fantastic game, but the Twins were champs that year too. The Expos sure got screwed by the 1994 strike - that team was destined for greatness. When MLB tried to contract our two teams during the 2002 season, it only made me a bigger fan of them. With Dave Martinez the likely new Rays manager, it's high time they move the Rays to Montreal and bring back these awesome blue uniforms.

My dad n I went to visit my grandmother in LA who was sick, & because of that she gave us her tickets to cheer on 'El Presidente', her favourite pitcher. We went & saw history. The LA fans? Absolutely polite & cheerful that two Canadians were there in their section, & how knowledgeable dad was about Dodger history, growing up a Brooklyn Fan in Toronto Ontario Canada. That final out I cried, & so did my father. The fans around us and throughout the stadium gave Martinez an amazing standing ovation, proving they're true fans of the game. Dad passed away a couple years ago, & one of the things he left me was a framed picture of us at Dodger Stadium wearing our Expos caps holding our ticket stubs, which were inside the frame as well. Ty so much for posting this!!

Que de beaux souvenirs. Je m’ennuie des Expos. Great memories. I miss the Expos.

El Presidente y el Rey Félix Hernández, dos latinos en la inmortalidad (sin olvidar el robado a Galarraga). Ojalá en el futuro otros latinos más logren algo tan difícil como esto. Saludos a toda Nicaragua

@carolepiche304

5 жыл бұрын

El Presidente, El Perfecto, forever in our hearts

@giomarmarch4548

5 жыл бұрын

Siii que barbaridad eso de Galarraga... Mala Honda que mal

@jacobrichardson1952

4 жыл бұрын

El Presidente!

Martinez's masterpiece. However, Mike Morgan pitched a total gem also. This sport used to be so amazing.

@assmane999

8 ай бұрын

Still is

@daboys1215

2 ай бұрын

@@assmane999No. Not even close. Hasn't been for a long time now.

@assmane999

2 ай бұрын

@@daboys1215 Why not? Players are getting better and stronger. It’s just as good as early 90s if not better

@daboys1215

2 ай бұрын

@@assmane999They are all on drugs. Ball is juiced. Parks are smaller. Games take forever. Now they add a clock? LOL The whole thing is pathetic. Stopped watching a long time ago.

Almost as great as the perfection itself were the LA fans cheering him on. It's not just about winning and losing, you have to get behind any player when they're about to make baseball history. Pure class from those fans!

Un latino (Nicaraguense) lanzó un juego perfecto en la historia de béisbol de grandes ligas.

I watched this *and* Mark Gardner's 9 innings of no-hit ball two days earlier live (because he lost in extra innings, it wasn't technically a no-hitter). This was an amazing series to have witnessed. Such great pitching!

@vintagesupermarkets5210

Жыл бұрын

I remember that too. Expos couldn't score a run in that one. Went to extra innings and I think the no-hitter was broken (and the game lost) in the 11th.

I can watch Dennis Martinez pitch all day

3-2 curve ball in the 8th, wow. Pretty gutsy pitch choice with a perfect game going.

Whoever gave this a thumbs down must really hate baseball.

Que juego más bello. Muchas gracias por subirlo a los señores de MLB Classics. Es en realidad un verdadero triunfo para nosotros los nicaraguenses es tener la copia de este juego perfecto de nuestro querido Denis Martinez. Viva Nicaragua!

He had a perfect game throwing and he also got a base hit at bat, what a perfect day for El Presidente, Nicaraguan pride 🇳🇮 🔥

As a Canadian and die hard expos fan, who now has to root for the Jays, it’s not the same...there was something so different and unique about the Expos that will never be duplicated....I can sit on a Sunday afternoon and watch these old games easier than I can watch current baseball.

It's so great to be able to re-live these great games

23 perfect games in 121 years of baseball. There have been approximately 125,000 games played in the majors since 1901.

I remember watching this game - it was an awesome game. I miss my Expos. :(

seems like yesterday...Doesn't it !!!! I could watch this over and over and over again...

I missed this game in 91 and I am so happy to finally see this game in whole!

I remember watching this game like it was just yesterday. The Expos were my favourite team of all time. I love MLB, but for me there has always been a part of it missing and that's the Expos. Dave was one of the best announcers of all-time. Kenny is in a class of his own. I'm not going to hold my breath but the best MLB could do is have Montreal build a re tractable roof stadium and get the Rays there as the Expos. Just dreaming I guess.

@DannyToonz

9 жыл бұрын

***** it would be sad to see the rays go but it would be amazing to see the expos again

@Shah1m

8 жыл бұрын

+VANISHTHEWEAK the Expos need to come back to Montreal, I just hope it doesn't take 30 plus year like it did for a team to return to Washington D.C.

Maddux like fastball movement. Killer curve. Absolute control. Quiet domination. Wasn't really familiar with Martinez but I'll be looking up some highlights.

i am very proud to be Nicaraguan ,because Dennis Martinez was the first Latin American pitcher to throw a perfect game ,and one of the greatest pitcher in the major league beisbol . God bless Nicaragua!.

yo estuve en ese juego perfecto de denis fui con mi hermano y un amigo fue innolvidable q emocion ese momento fue historico para toda nicaragua y gracias a dios denis hacido siempre un gran campeon y sobre todo muy humilde y ha ganado todo el corazon del beisball de grandes ligas y por eso le llaman el presidente viva Nicaragua con Denis Martinez

as a baseball fan this is the most underrated channels on youtube

I watched this game.... I miss the Expos. I really enjoyed how the crowd in MTL got behind the exhibition game against the Mets.

R.I.P. Kirby Puckett

It's cool to see the LA fans being so appreciative of the accomplishment, even as their team got creamed.

Just rewatched it now during coronavirus and have to say one of the greatest moment as an expos fan as well as a historical moment in expos history

I miss Van Horne calling Expos

I was back there burning my ass off, but it was worth it... my Countryman was a Beast 😊✌

Grande Denis Martínez, ORGULLO NICA

Dennis the Menace ! Awesome performance that day !

Love those powder blue uniforms of the Expos. Red, White and Blue looked so good.

A master class in finesse pitching. Love how the Dodgers fans were rooting him on at the end.

As a born and raised Montrealer and a lifelong diehard Expos fan, this was one of the best days of my youth. One of the coolest facts about this game is that Ron Hassey is the only catcher in MLB history to have caught 2 perfect games.

You may know that he's Nicaraguan. And I'm liking this perfect game.

I was there live when it happened

@robertwesley4416

5 жыл бұрын

Well I hope you weren't dead when it happened.

@johnnyutah7989

4 жыл бұрын

Me as well. I still have the tickets. 12 years old and we started rooting for him in the 7th. I'll never forget it

@mbeaudet2204

4 жыл бұрын

Watched it with my father from home. Memories!!

@carlosgarcia9097

4 жыл бұрын

I was there also 13 years old my mom would drop me off on Sunday games and stay all day there in the stadium STARTED rooting for him at the end of the game

GRACIAS POR SUBIR ESTE MARAVILLOSO JUEGO...........!!!!!

congratulations dennis.

He did it on my 15th birthday and my brother 14th birthday. Thanx Dennis.

Dennis sos un grande viva nicaragua

Dennis Martinez el orgullo de Nicaragua!!!!!viva Dennis. Montreal expos we miss you!!!

I was there! Orange seats near the left field foul pole. Mike Morgan was perfect for the first five innings as well, and I remember asking if there has ever been a "Double perfect game."

Nothing like a good old baseball game in the background. Great Game!

Remember working on sunday afternoon and then seeing the last inning after coming home. The color guy is Ken Singleton who is now one of the voices of the New York Yankees. Hated the Dodgers back then and this perfect game was sweet.

El Presidente.....Muy Bien. Well done sir....:)

I didn't remember the Dodgers line-up. One of the first games I watch as a kid and I didn't know what was happening.

Al fin subieron el video del juego, llevo años deseoso de ver el partido..Gracias a quien lo subio.

My dad and I actually watched this game when it was live. So awesome.

Denis Martinez un inmortal de nuestra querida Nicaraguita,

Notice one of the ball boys along the foul line didn't give the ball to a fan (ninth inning, two away)....he knows it will be worth something.

Dennis Martinez wasn't only the first latino pitcher to ever pitch a perfect game in the Majors (MLB), but also the first foreign born (born outside the U.S.A. soil) to ever throw this kind of perfect gem of a game (this includes the Japanese, Cubans, Dominicans, Venezuelans, Koreans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, etc...)!...

Amazing call

This perfect baseball game was well setting at the los Angeles Dodger Stadium, and the fans were lucky to watch a perfect baseball game threw by Denis Martinez. It is amazing how Denis Martinez at age 35 showed his athletic body at taking care to the bunt and fielded with accuracy throwing at fist base to outing the batter. Denis Martinez since 1972 showed professionalism for the Baseball.

I love that moment around 48:00, when Larry Walker blocked the ball and Martinez made the play at first. Sixteen other times the runner was out at first. Five times the ball was caught in the air and five batters were struck out.

merci beaucoup pour cette publication...terrific!!!

Dennis Martínez es un orgullo nicaragüense y latinoamericano.

I was their. My dad and I still talk about it to this day.

I was a huge Expos fan. I remember turning on the TV around the third inning. Very fortunate to have witnessed this historic game live. El Presidente, El Perfecto!

always wanted to see this one, thanks for the upload mlb.

Damn I wish we got the Dodgers feed. It would be nice to hear Vin Scully call this.

I love that this is up. In a weird way I kinda miss the days when their weren't constant graphics on the screen. It feels more personable.

Gracias por subir estas joyas...

I recall Denis martinez perfect game 7 /28/1991 when l was just 15 years old , pity because it have been passing 36 years and there have not been another pitcher in nicaragua that last in the major league baseball like Denis Martinez ,nevertheless congratulation for Denis Martinez for his perfect game.

Que bueno y que alegria nos regalo nuestro compatriota denis martines un gran partido perfecto dios lo bendiga..

gracias chirizo x poner en alto a nuestra amada patria "NICARAGUA" viva Nicaragua vivan sus glorias.

Happy Anniversary! El Presidente!

Would love to come across the Scully call of the 9th inning. I'm not a Dodgers fan, but Scully is the greatest.

@mikemcmanus803

11 ай бұрын

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The Expos have to come back!

wonderful fans of los angeles !! merci dennis , la plus que parfaite !! bravo

Great Expos moment, Dennis Martinez perfect game, what a classy ovation from the Dodgers fans.

Boy was lucky and that is all. Some of the greatest pitchers ever to stand on the mound never threw a perfect game but their legacy remains alive.

Martinez's curveball was just wicked all game long.

q lindo ver ese partido da mucha emocion recordar ese gran lansador

GREAT FANS ! Curve ball was SICK that day !! COOL !!

My grandpa, dad and brother were at this game!!

Didn’t realize Ron Hasey was behind the plate . He caught Len Barker’s perfect game too

Wonder if the fans leaving early in this game later regretted their decision. Perfect thrown games are very rare.

This should be dated 7/28/91 I was there with my dad

@elohellol8481

4 жыл бұрын

They fixed it!

In Dec. 1972, Nicaragua had the World Baseball Championship in Managua Capital, Denis Martinez was the youngest pitcher of Nicaragua Pitchers team but his curves was superexcellent that is why the scout of the Orioles signed him, so young. In that occasion Nicaragua defeated Cuba and USA. Nicaragua team was so excellent that Julio Juarez, Pitcher for Nicaragua defeated Cuba, that was great because politic is always there: Somoza vs Fidel Castro great fans of Baseball. but Managua after this Int'l baseball event was flatted by an 1972 Earthquake. It is so sweet for the Nic. baseball to have the perfect pitcher Denis Martinez.

Dennis martinez nicaragüense q hizo historia

MOI JSUIS FIER DE TOI!!! MON AMI GRACIAS POR ESTO HERMANO, TE AMO DENIS MARTINEZ

One of the best games I have ever whatch LoL 😘😁

I was there! Called the Expos and asked if Dennis Martinez would sign my ticket stubs. They said yes so I mailed them in. Never saw them again. Was sitting in bleachers as Dodger fans started to leave early. I decided to be obnoxious and stood up and yelled. It's a perfect game! People sat down, either out of interest or not wanting to have me point them out.

25 years ago, today!