In baseball, Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game on July twenty-third.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

Lines of simple white headstones mark the graves.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Elsewhere in the Major Leagues, Chicago White Sox left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game in Major League history against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24