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Gaylord Jackson Perry (September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1962 to 1983, becoming one of the most durable and successful pitchers in history.
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Dec 1, 2022 · Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young award winner Gaylord Perry has died at age 84. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis G. Fowler confirmed Perry died of natural causes at around 5 a.m. on...
Dec 1, 2022 · Gaylord Perry, whose Hall of Fame pitching career will be forever linked with the spitball, died at his home in Gaffney, S.C., of natural causes on Thursday morning. He was 84. Perry remained vigorous during most of his retirement, working on his farm in Spruce Pine, N.C.
Dec 1, 2022 · Gaylord Perry, the Hall of Fame right-hander who won 314 games and struck out more than 3,500 batters, but was remembered as well for his spitballs that enraged opposing batters and...
Dec 1, 2022 · Gaylord Perry won more games than any pitcher in the 1960s and '70s combined. It took three attempts, but Perry was voted into the Hall of Fame in 1991.
Gaylord Perry's consistent excellence resulted in 314 victories, two Cy Young Awards and an incredible 5,350 innings pitched. He was the first to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues, winning in 1972 with the Indians and in 1978 with the Padres.
