Gaylord Perry

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Gaylord Perry

Born:	September 15, 1938
Birthplace:	Williamston, North Carolina
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	215 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1958 Amateur Free Agent by the San Francisco Giants
College:
High School:
Teams:	San Francisco Giants 1962-1971 Cleveland Indians 1972-1975 Texas Rangers 1975-1977, 1980 San Diego Padres 1978-1979 New York Yankees 1980 Atlanta Braves 1981 Seattle Mariners 1982-1983 Kansas City Royals 1983

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938, in Williamston, NC), achieved two of pitching's most magical milestones with 314 wins and 3,534 strikeouts. Distracting and frustrating hitters through an array of rituals on the mound, he was a 20-game winner five times and posted a 3.10 lifetime ERA. With the Giants in 1968, Perry no-hit the Cardinals and starter Bob Gibson. An outstanding competitor, he won Cy Young awards in 1972 with Cleveland and with San Diego in ‘78, becoming the first pitcher to win the award in both leagues.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1991 (77.2%)

5-time All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974 & 1979)
2-time Cy Young Award Winner (1972/AL & 1978/NL)

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Achievements

Member of the 300 Win Club (314 Wins)
Member of the 3,000 Strikeout Club (3,534 Strikeouts)

3-time League Wins Leader (1970/NL, 1972/AL & 1978/NL)
NL Winning Percentage Leader (1978)
2-time NL Innings Pitched Leader (1969 & 1970)
2-time AL Complete Games Leader (1972 & 1973)
NL Shutouts Leader (1970)
15 Win Seasons: 13 (1966-1978)
20 Win Seasons: 5 (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974 & 1978)
200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 17 (1964, 1966-1980 & 1982)
300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1969, 1970 & 1972-1975)
200 Strikeouts Seasons: 8 (1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 & 1972-1975)

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Trivia

A two time Cy Young Award winner, Gaylord Perry won the award in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and again in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. His brother Jim Perry also won the award for the Minnesota Twins in 1970. The Perry brothers are the only set of brothers to both win Cy Young Awards.

Gaylord Perry won 15 straight games for the Cleveland Indians in 1974.

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Transactions

June 3, 1958: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.
November 29, 1971: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Frank Duffy to the Cleveland Indians for Sam McDowell.
June 13, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000.
January 25, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Dave Tomlin and $125,000.

February 15, 1980: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Joe Carroll (minors) and Tucker Ashford to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montanez.

August 14, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Marvin Thompson (PTBNL) and Ken Clay.
October 23, 1980: Granted Free Agency.
January 12, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
October 5, 1981: Released by the Atlanta Braves.
March 5, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
June 27, 1983: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
July 6, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.