Five pitchers have accomplished the feat:
Cy Young
AL: May 5, 1904: with Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia, 3-0, perfect game.
June 30, 1908: with Boston Red Sox at New York, 8-0.
NL: 1897: with Cleveland Spiders vs. Cincinnati, 6-0.
Jim Bunning
AL: July 20, 1958: with Detroit Tigers at Boston, 3-0.
NL: June 21, 1964: with Philadelphia Phillies at New York, 6-0, perfect game.
Nolan Ryan
AL: May 15, 1973: with California Angels, at Kansas City, 3-0.
July 15, 1973: with California Angels, at Detroit, 6-0.
Sept. 28, 1974: with California Angels, vs. Minnesota, 4-0.
June 1, 1975: with California Angels, vs. Baltimore, 1-0.
June 11, 1990: with Texas Rangers, at Oakland, 5-0.
May 1, 1991: with Texas Rangers, vs. Toronto, 3-0.
NL: Sept. 26, 1981: with Houston Astros, vs. Los Angeles, 5-0.
Hideo Nomo
AL: April 4, 2001: with Boston Red Sox, at Baltimore, 3-0.
NL: Sept. 17, 1996: with Los Angeles Dodgers, at Colorado, 9-0.
Randy Johnson
AL: June 2, 1990: with the Mariners, vs. Detroit, 2-0.
NL: May 18, 2004: with Arizona Diamondbacks, vs. Atlanta, 2-0, perfect game.
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Johan Santana
No, only once -- in 1966. He did, however, win two MVPs -- the only person to do so in both leagues.
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Baseball pitchers are only referred to as a Southpaw if they're left handed, it's more common for left handed pitchers to be referred to as a Southpaw but it's just a general term for anyone who is left handed.
No WAY Right Handed pitchers break their arms during pitching too