10 years ago, DeWayne Wise's jaw-dropping catch saved Mark Buehrle's perfect game

July 23 marks the 10th anniversary of Chicago White Sox lefty Mark Buehrle tossing the 18th perfect game in major league history. 

Since then, five other hurlers have managed to accomplish the feat: Dallas Braden with the Oakland A's, the late Roy Halladay for the Philadelphia Phillies, Phillip Humber for the White Sox, Matt Cain with the San Francisco Giants and Felix Hernandez for the Seattle Mariners. 

None of the efforts that followed Buehrle's, however, included such an iconic defensive play to save the bid for perfection. That's why DeWayne Wise's leaping, juggling catch remains seared in our memories a decade later. 

Buehrle, a soft-throwing lefty, had retired the first 24 batters he faced before Gabe Kapler of the Tampa Bay Rays worked a 2-2 count to lead off the ninth. 

Kapler, who is now the Phillies manager, gave Buehrle's pitch a ride to the wall in left-center. Wise, from a relatively shallow position in center field, broke into a dead sprint to catch up with the ball. 

Just when it looked like he wasn't going to get there in time, Wise leaped and took away what likely would have been a home run. He stumbled to the ground and in the process lost control of the ball. He secured it with his non-glove hand while falling, in a remarkable display of coordination and athleticism. 

Buehrle went on to record the final two outs and etch his name in the record books. All he needed was a little help from Wise, whose catch stands out 10 years later.