The Oakland City Council will vote tonight on a resolution that would declare Friday to be "Dallas Braden Day," in honor of the Oakland A's pitcher who threw a perfect game on May 9.
The resolution, authored by Councilwoman Desley Brooks, notes that Braden's feat against the Tampa Bay Rays on Mother's Day is only the 19th time in the 134-year history of Major League Baseball that a pitcher has thrown a perfect game.
It also notes that it was the second time in the history of the Oakland A's that a pitcher has tossed a perfect game, as Hall of Fame hurler Jim "Catfish" Hunter accomplished the feat in 1968.
A perfect game is when a pitcher retires all 27 opposition batters in succession.
Brooks' resolution says Braden, a native of Stockton, "is commended, not only for this magnificent achievement in baseball, but also for upport of youth baseball in this region."
The resolution says Braden has donated tickets to A's games to his former Little League team in Stockton and was a co-recipient of the 2009 Dave Stewart Community Service Award, which is given annually to an A's player for outstanding work in the community.
If the resolution is approved, "Dallas Braden Day" will be observed on Friday, when the A's host the San Francisco Giants, their Bay Area rivals, at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland.
The council's meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the city council's chambers at One Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland.
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