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Gaylord Perry
Pitcher
Born: September 15, 1938 (1938-09-15) (age 69)
Williamston, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1962
for the San Francisco Giants
Final game
October 2, 1983
for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Win-Loss record     314-265
Earned run average     3. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williamston is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 11
Strikeouts     3,534
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1991
Vote     77. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP 2%

Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938 in Williamston, North Carolina) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williamston is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Notorious for doctoring baseballs (throwing a spitball), Perry won 314 games over a 22-year career starting in 1962. A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of Saliva, Petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as A five-time All-Star, he was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in each league, winning it in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 He is also distinguished, along with his brother Jim, for being the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history--second only to the knuckleballing Niekro brothers, Phil and Joe. James Evan Perry Jr (born October 30, 1935) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975 A knuckleball (or knuckler for short is a Baseball pitch with an erratic unpredictable motion Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Joseph Franklin Niekro ( November 7 1944 &ndash October 27 2006) was an American Starting pitcher in Major League [1] While pitching for the Seattle Mariners, Perry defeated the New York Yankees on May 6, 1982 to become the fifteenth member of the 300 win club for pitchers. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell In Major League Baseball, the 300 win club is a term applied to the group of Pitchers who have won 300 or more games in their careers

Despite Perry's notoriety for doctoring baseballs, and perhaps even more for making batters think he was throwing them on a regular basis--he even went so far as to title his 1974 autobiography Me and the Spitter--(co-authored by Cleveland baseball newspaper writer Bob Sudyk, ISBN 0841502994) he wouldn't be ejected for the illegal practice until August 23, 1982, in his 21st season in the majors. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Like most pitchers, Perry was not renowned for his hitting ability, and in his sophomore season of 1963, he is said to have joked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP " Other variants on the story say that someone else said it about him, but either way, on July 20, 1969, just minutes after the Apollo 11 spacecraft carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, Perry hit the first home run of his career. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5 1930 is a former American Astronaut, Test pilot, University Professor, and United States Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator [2]

Contents

Early life

Gaylord Perry was named after a close friend of his father's, who died while having his teeth pulled. [3]

Pitching style

Perry claims he was taught the spitball in 1964 by pitching coach Bob Shaw. Robert John Shaw (born June 29 1933 in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher Perry had a reputation throughout his career for doctoring baseballs, and was inspected on the mound by umpires and monitored closely by opposing teams. [4]

Perry reportedly approached the makers of Vaseline about endorsing the product and was allegedly rebuffed with a one-line postcard reading, "We soothe babies' backsides, not baseballs. Vaseline (Vasenol in Portugal Brazil Italy and Spain is a brand of Petroleum jelly based products owned by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. " Former Manager Gene Mauch famously quipped "He should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY Jelly attached to his plaque. Gene William Mauch ( November 18 1925 – August 8 2005; surname was a homonym of "mock" was an American K-Y Jelly is a water-based water- Soluble Personal lubricant produced by Johnson & Johnson. "[5]

Gene Tenace, who caught Gaylord Perry when they played for the San Diego Padres, said: "I can remember a couple of occasions when I couldn't throw the ball back to him because it was so greasy that it slipped out of my hands. Fury Gene Tenace (ˈtʰɛnɨs born Fiore Gino Tennaci on October 10, 1946 in Russellton Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball I just walked out to the mound and flipped the ball back to him. "[6]

Professional career

Minor leagues

Perry was signed by the San Francisco Giants on June 3, 1958 for $90,000, which was a big contract at the time. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He spent 1958 with the St. Cloud, Minnesota team in Class A Northern League, compiling a 9-5 record and a 2. St Cloud (ˌseɪntˈklaʊd is a city in the US state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region This article refers to the modern Northern League. For the original incarnations of the Northern League which operated between 1902 and 1971 see Northern League 39 ERA. In 1959 he was promoted to the Class AA Corpus Christi Giants, where he posted a less impressive 10-11 record and 4. 05 ERA. He remained with the team as they became the Rio Grande Valley Giants in 1960, and an improved ERA of 2. The Rio Grande Valley Giants were a Minor league baseball franchise in the Double-A Texas League located in Harlingen Texas, USA from the beginning of 82 earned him a promotion to the Class AAA Tacoma Rainiers for the 1961 season. The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners At Tacoma, he lead the Pacific Coast League in wins and inning pitched in 1961. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. [7]

He had a brief call-up to the Major Leagues in 1962, making his debut on April 14 against the Cincinnati Reds. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA He appeared in 13 games in 1962, but had a high 5. 23 ERA and was sent back down to Tacoma for the remainder of the year. [7] With the addition of Perry, Bill James called that 1962 Tacoma squad, which featured numerous future major league players, the best minor league lineup of the 1960s. George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949, in Holton Kansas) is a Baseball writer historian and statistician whose work has been [3]

San Francisco Giants (1962-71)

After his brief call-up in 1962, Perry joined the Giants in 1963 to work mostly as a relief pitcher that year, posting a mediocre 4. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury 03 ERA in 31 appearances. Nevertheless, in 1964 he was given the opportunity to join the starting rotation, finishing with a 2. 75 ERA and a 12-11 record, both second best for the Giants that year behind Juan Marichal. Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20 1937 in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in In 1965 his record was 8-12, and with two full seasons as a starter, his 24-30 record attracted little national attention. [7]

Perry's breakout season came in 1966 with a tremendous start, going 20-2 into August. Perry and Marichal became known as a "1-2 punch" to rival the famous Koufax/Drysdale combination of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Donald Scott Drysdale ( July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major League The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Perry played in his first All-Star game, but after August, he slumped the rest of the season, finishing 21-8, and the Giants finished second to the Dodgers. Marichal missed much of the 1967 season with a leg injury, and Perry was thrust into the role of team ace. While he finished the season with a disappointing 15-17 record, but had a low ERA and allowed only 7 hits per 9 innings pitched. [8]

At Candlestick Park on September 17, 1968, two days after his 30th birthday, Perry, pitched a 1-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Cardinals and Bob Gibson. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former right-handed Baseball Pitcher for the The lone run was on a home run by light-hitting Ron Hunt—the second of the only two he would hit the entire season. Ronald Kenneth Hunt (born February 23, 1941 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player The very next day, the Cardinals returned the favor on the Giants on a 2-0 no-hitter by Ray Washburn—the first time in Major League history that back-to-back no-hitters had been pitched in the same series. Ray Clark Washburn (born May 31, 1938 in Pasco Washington) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. [8]

In 1969, Perry led the league in innings pitched, but the Giants finished second in the pennant race for the fifth straight season. Perry took over as the Giants' ace in 1970, and lead the league both in wins (23) and innings pitched (328). Perry's strong 1970 performance salvaged the Giants season, helping them finish above . 500 but in third place. In 1971, the Giants finally won their division, with Perry posting a 2. 76 ERA. In what would be his only two postseason appearances, Perry won one game and lost the other against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [9]

Cleveland Indians (1972-75)

Before the 1972 season, the Giants traded the then 32-year-old Perry and shortstop Frank Duffy for 28-year-old flamethrower Sam McDowell. For information about Frank Duffy a leader of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in the first half of the 20th century see Frank Duffy. Samuel Edward Thomas "Sam" McDowell (born September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former Pitcher in Major League After that trade Perry went on to win 180 more games in his career while McDowell won only 24 more.

Perry went 24-16 in 1972 with a 1. 92 ERA and 1 save, winning his first Cy Young award. He stood as the only Cy Young winner for Cleveland until 2007 (C. C. Sabathia). Perry continued as Cleveland's staff ace until 1975. He went 70-57 during his time in Cleveland, but the team never finished above 4th place. Perry accounted for 39% of all Cleveland wins during his tenure. Tensions between him and player-manager Frank Robinson led to Perry's trade to Texas in June 1975. Gaylord Perry remains as Cleveland's last 20-game winner (21 wins in 1974).

Texas Rangers (1975-77)

San Diego Padres (1978-79)

Before the 1978 season San Diego acquired Perry from Texas in exchange for middle reliever Dave Tomlin and $125,000. David Allen Tomlin (born June 22, 1949 in Maysville Kentucky) was a Relief Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1972–73 and 1978–80 The 39-year old Perry wound up winning the Cy Young Award going 21-6 for San Diego while the 29-year-old Tomlin never pitched for Texas and pitched barely 150 innings the rest of his career. Perry's 21 wins in 1978 accounted for 25% of the club's victories all year long, and he became the first pitcher to win Cy Young awards in both leagues. In this season he became the third pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters, accomplishing the feat two weeks after his 40th birthday. [10]

In 1979, Perry posted a 4. 05 ERA and an 12-11 record before quitting the team on September 5, saying he would retire unless the club traded him back to Texas. [11] The Padres traded Perry to the Texas Rangers on February 15, 1980. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) [10]

Texas Rangers/New York Yankees (1980)

In 1980, Perry posted a 6-9 record and 3. 43 ERA in 24 games with Texas before being traded to the Yankees on August 13, 1980 for minor leaguers Ken Clay and a player to be named later (Marvin Thompson). Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Earl Clay (born April 6, 1954 in Lynchburg Virginia) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1977 to 1981 for the New York Yankees [12] Many Yankees players had complained about Perry during his stints with the Rangers, and the club even used a special camera team to monitor his movements during one of his starts at Yankee Stadium. [13] Perry finished the season with a 4-4 record for the Yankees. [14]

Atlanta Braves (1981)

Perry's contract was up after the 1980 season and he signed a one-year, $300,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves. [15] During the strike-shortened 1981 season, Perry, the oldest player at the time in Major League baseball, started 23 games (150. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike 7 innings) and had a 8-9 record. [14] The Braves released Perry after the season, leaving him three victories short of 300. [4]

Seattle Mariners/Kansas City Royals (1982-83)

After being released by the Braves, Perry was unable to find interest from any clubs, and missed his first spring training in 23 years. [4]

He eventually signed with the Seattle Mariners, where he acquired the nickname "Ancient Mariner",[16] and won 300th game May 6, 1982, the first since Early Wynn did it in 1963. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Early Wynn Jr, familiarly known as "Gus" Wynn, ( January 6, 1920 &ndash April 4, 1999) was a right-handed Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP On August 20 he was ejected from a game against the Boston Red Sox for doctoring the ball, and given a 10-day suspension. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. It was the second time Perry had been ejected in his entire career, and it was the first ejection for ball doctoring. [6]

After starting the 1983 season 3-10, Perry was designated for assignment by Seattle on June 26 and the Kansas City Royals picked him on a waiver claim 10 days later. Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. [17] In August, Perry became the third pitcher in history to record 3,500 strikeouts. [18] In the final months of the season, Perry experimented with a submarine delivery for the first time in his career and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the first-place Baltimore Orioles on August 19. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. [19]

In 1983, he became the third pitcher in the same year to surpass longtime strikeout king Walter Johnson's record of 3,509 strikeouts. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan were the others. Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in

He announced his retirement on September 23, 1983. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Post-playing career

Perry retired in 1983 after pitching for eight teams (the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals). The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. It was during his time with Seattle that he kicked noted Second City actor Jim Zulevic out of a late night party in a Chicago hotel. Jim Zulevic ( February 20 1965 – January 7 2006) was an American Actor, improvisational comedian, Television

Perry retired to his 500 acre farm in Martin County, North Carolina farm where he grew tobacco and peanuts, but had to file for bankruptcy in 1986. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States He briefly worked for Fiesta Foods as a sales manager,[20] and later in the year Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina chose Perry to be the College’s first baseball coach. Fiesta Foods is the name of two of grocery store chains in the United States. Limestone College is a private 4-year Coeducational Liberal-arts College located in Gaffney South Carolina. Gaffney is a city in and the County seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. Perry was there until 1991 when he retired. [21]

Despite his admission of illegal pitches he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991 and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP In 1999 The Sporting News ranked him 97th on their list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports

Perry supported the Republican Party, campaigned for Jesse Helms and contemplated a bid for Congress himself in 1986. Jesse Alexander Helms Jr (October 18 1921 – July 4 2008 was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman [22]

On July 23 2005 the San Francisco Giants retired Perry's uniform number 36. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series [23]

Legacy

Due the number of Games Perry lost (265) and lack of postseason glory, the Washington Post called Perry's bid for the Hall of Fame "dubious". [24] Bill James lists Perry has having the 10th best career of any right-handed starting pitcher, and the 50th greatest player at any position. [25] In 1999, The Sporting News placed Perry at number 97 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Baseball Players. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1998 The Sporting News compiled a list of Baseball's Greatest Players "[26]

Pitching statistics

Perry is one of four pitchers to win the Cy Young for both the American and National League (Pedro Martínez, Roger Clemens, & Randy Johnson being the others). Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in He held the record for most consecutive 15-win season since 1900 with 13 (1966-1978) and was 2nd all-time to Cy Young, who had 15 (1891-1905). Greg Maddux surpassed both men, with 17 in a row (1988-2004).

Personal life

Perry's wife, Blanch Manning Perry, died on September 11, 1987 when another car ran a stop sign and hit her car broadside on US 27 in Lake Wales Florida. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10194 at the 2000 census Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the [27]

See also

References

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  17. ^ "Baseball Roundup", The Globe and Mail, 1983-07-06. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England  
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Preceded by
Juan Marichal		 Major League Player of the Month
June, 1966		 Succeeded by
Mike Shannon
Preceded by
Tom Seaver
Steve Carlton		 National League Wins Champion
1970 (with Bob Gibson)
1978		 Succeeded by
Ferguson Jenkins
Joe Niekro & Phil Niekro
Preceded by
Mickey Lolich		 American League Wins Champion
1972
(with Wilbur Wood)		 Succeeded by
Wilbur Wood
Preceded by
Vida Blue		 American League Cy Young Award
1972		 Succeeded by
Jim Palmer
Preceded by
Steve Carlton		 National League Cy Young Award
1978		 Succeeded by
Bruce Sutter
Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20 1937 in Laguna Verde Dominican Republic) is a former Right-handed Pitcher in The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Mike Shannon (born July 15, 1939) is a former American -born Major League Baseball player and current Radio Sportscaster George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to The following is a list of Major League Baseball wins champions. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former right-handed Baseball Pitcher for the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a right-handed former Joseph Franklin Niekro ( November 7 1944 &ndash October 27 2006) was an American Starting pitcher in Major League Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1962 The following is a list of Major League Baseball wins champions. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr (born October 22, 1941 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a former Knuckleball Pitcher in Major League Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr (born October 22, 1941 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a former Knuckleball Pitcher in Major League This article is about Vida Blue the baseball pitcher For information on the Jam band of the same name see Vida Blue (band. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Howard Bruce Sutter (ˈsuːtɚ born January 8 1953 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was
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