Dallas Braden celebrates with his grandmother, Peggy Lindsey of Stockton, Calif., after pitching a perfect game on Mother's Day. Braden's mother has passed away and his grandmother attended the game.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A few hours after throwing his perfect game, Dallas Braden was back to being the kid from Stockton, Calif., hanging out with his dog and fish.

Braden pitched the A's first perfect game since Hall of Famer Jim ``Catfish'' Hunter's gem on May 8, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins. Only 6,298 were there to witness it.

Dallas Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major-league history Sunday, shutting down the majors' hottest team and leading the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Braden pitched the A's first perfect game since Hall of Famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter's gem on May 8, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins. Only 6,298 were there to witness it.

Braden’s perfecto came 42 years and one day after Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter pitched a perfect game for Oakland on May 8, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins at the Coliseum in the A ...

Braden pitched the A’s first perfect game since Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter’s gem on May 8, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins. Only 6,298 were there to witness it.

Braden’s perfecto came 42 years and one day after Hall of Famer Jim “Catfish” Hunter pitched a perfect game for Oakland on May 8, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins at the Coliseum in the A ...

In the game against the Rays, Braden completely shut them down. He retired all 27 batters very quickly and rarely had any threats to stopping his perfect game.

Dallas Braden admits he was hungover during perfect game in 2010 And he's not the first MLB pitcher to do so By Katherine Acquavella May 8, 2020 at 2:38 pm ET • 1 min read ...

Braden grew up in Stockton, the son of a single, working mother who died of skin cancer when he was a high school senior. But he did get to share the 19th perfect game in major league history with ...