After Rich Hill's foiled effort Sandy Koufax is still the only Dodger to have pitched a perfect game

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5. Great job...

by Hill. Reminds me of Harvey Haddix of the Pirates, who threw 12 perfect innings in a game with a comparable outcome. It became known as the 'greatest game ever pitched' -- but was ended by a home run that wasn't.

Haddix' opponent was Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette, who pitched a 13-inning shutout. In the bottom of the 13th Haddix lost the perfect game on a teammate's error, which was followed by a sacrifice to advance the runner, then an intentional walk to Hank Aaron.

Joe Adcock then hit one over the fence. When rounding the basepaths, however, Adcock passed Aaron, was ruled out, the home run negated, which meant that only the lead baserunner's run counted. 1-0 on a three-run homer.

All of which allowed Burdette --known for his humor -- to ask ever after, "Who won the greatest game ever pitched?"