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Armando Galarraga isn't the only Detroit Tiger to just miss perfection on the mound

Let's look back at former Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game on June 2, 2010, at Comerica Park. Wochit

Armando Galarraga came within one batter — or more accurately, one incorrect call — of a perfect game. But he’s not the only Detroit Tigers pitcher to just miss out on joining one of baseball’s most elite clubs.

Meet the four other Tigers who faced 28 batters or fewer and came up just short of perfection. (And, no, we're not counting Justin Verlander, who walked one and recorded a double play to face the minimum 27 batters in his 2011 no-hitter.