Gaylord Perry, two-time Cy Young wner and master of the spball, di at 84 - CBS News

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• GAYLORD PERRY, HALL OF FAME PCHER WH A DOCTORG TOUCH, DI AT 84
• HALL OF FAMER AND TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER GAYLORD PERRY AD AT AGE 84
• HALL OF FAME HURLER GAYLORD PERRY PASS AWAY AT 84SHARHARE-SQUARE-518751HALL OF FAME HURLER GAYLORD PERRY PASS AWAY AT 84
• GAYLORD PERRY, TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER AND MASTER OF THE SPBALL, DI AT 84
• GIANTS MOURN PASSG OF HALL OF FAMER GAYLORD PERRYSHARHARE-SQUARE-495969GIANTS MOURN PASSG OF HALL OF FAMER GAYLORD PERRY
• IS GAYLORD PERRY DEAD OR STILL ALIVE? GAYLORD PERRY BIRTHDAY AND AGE
• GAYLORD PERRY
• GAYLORD PERRY, MAJOR LEAGUE AND CAMPBELL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMER, DI AT 84
• REMEMBERG GAYLORD PERRY, A GREAT SPBALLER AND LEGENDARY MLB CHARACTER
• BASEBALL GREAT GAYLORD PERRY, A TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER, DI AT 84

GAYLORD PERRY, HALL OF FAME PCHER WH A DOCTORG TOUCH, DI AT 84

Gaylord Perry 1967, when he pched for the San Francis Giants, at the team’s trag mp Phoenix.

HALL OF FAMER AND TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER GAYLORD PERRY AD AT AGE 84

He uld throw curv, slirs, skers, changps, forkballs and an outstandg PrsGaylord Perry, the Hall of Fame right-hanr who won 314 gam and stck out more than 3, 500 batters, but was remembered as well for his spballs that enraged opposg batters and managers over his 22 major league seasons, died early Thursday at his home Gaffney, S.

HALL OF FAME HURLER GAYLORD PERRY PASS AWAY AT 84SHARHARE-SQUARE-518751HALL OF FAME HURLER GAYLORD PERRY PASS AWAY AT 84

Gaylord Perry, who pched for eight teams, was a five-time All-Star, pched a no-hter for the San Francis Giants agast the St. Louis ImagBut Gaylord gaed a measure of famy as one of the most acplished spballers of his time wh an arsenal of saliva and var e of saliva and other foreign substanc on the baseball, often llectively referred to as spballs, as well as scuffg the ball — all signed to make pch break unpredictably — were outlawed 1920, though a few signated pchers acctomed to facg the ball at the time were allowed to ntue dog so until they 1920, many pchers have been acced by opposg teams of cheatg by doctorg the pchers almost variably proclaimed their nocence, but Perry told of his outlaw behavr 1974, while his prime, the book “Me and the Spter: An Autobgraphil Confsn, ” wrten wh Bob Sudyk, a Cleveland wrote that his Giants teammate right-hanr Bob Shaw tght him the spter 1964, when he was first startg to velop his legal said that after wettg the ball wh saliva, he graduated over the years to “the mud ball, the emery ball, the K-Y ball, jt to name a few.

GAYLORD PERRY, TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER AND MASTER OF THE SPBALL, DI AT 84

“Gaylord Perry, beg the man of foreign substance that he is, got the bat and twisted out of my hands, ” McClelland told The New York Tim on the 25th anniversary of that game. Southwick/Associated PrsGaylord Jackson Perry was born on Sept.

C., and grew up the nearby muny of Farm Life, where his father, Evan, and his mother, Ruby (Jackson) Perry, were tenant and Gaylord, three years younger, were star pchers high school.

Jim signed wh the Indians 1956 for a small bon, but Gaylord reportedly received $73, 500 (about $760, 500 today’s dollars) to sign wh the Giants ma his Giants but 1962, but didn’t emerge as a top pcher until 1966, when he was 21-8. Gaylord and Jim were teammat for one full season, 1974, wh the Indians.

GIANTS MOURN PASSG OF HALL OF FAMER GAYLORD PERRYSHARHARE-SQUARE-495969GIANTS MOURN PASSG OF HALL OF FAMER GAYLORD PERRY

Gaylord Perry had 314-265 rerd, havg pched, orr, for the Giants, Indians, Texas Rangers, Padr, the Rangers aga, the Yanke, the Atlanta Brav, the Marers and the Royals.

IS GAYLORD PERRY DEAD OR STILL ALIVE? GAYLORD PERRY BIRTHDAY AND AGE

Jim signed wh the Cleveland Indians and Gaylord went to the Giants. His son, Gaylord Jr., who was known as Jack, died of lkemia 2005 at ’s fay, seems, was as gey as he was when asked how his pch me to do such marvelo tricks.

GAYLORD PERRY

A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 19 of the New York edn wh the headle: Gaylord Perry, Cy Young Wner and Sly Slger of Spballs, Di at 84. Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young award wner Gaylord Perry has died at age 84.

“Gaylord Perry was a nsistent workhorse and a memorable figure his Hall of Fame reer, highlighted by his 314 ws and 3, 534 strikeouts 22 years, ” Major League Baseball missner Robert D. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my ept ndolenc to Gaylord’s fay, iends and fans across our great game. “We have lost another member of our Hall of Fame fay thoughts and prayers go out to Gaylord Perry’s fay and iends RIP my iend you’ll be arly missed, ” Baseball Hall of Famer Wa Boggs wrote a statement on Twter.

GAYLORD PERRY, MAJOR LEAGUE AND CAMPBELL ATHLETICS HALL OF FAMER, DI AT 84

December 1st, 2022Gaylord Perry, whose Hall of Fame pchg reer will be forever lked wh the spball, died at his home Gaffney, S.

REMEMBERG GAYLORD PERRY, A GREAT SPBALLER AND LEGENDARY MLB CHARACTER

“Gaylord Perry was a nsistent workhorse and a memorable figure his Hall of Fame reer, highlighted by his 314 ws and 3, 534 strikeouts 22 years, " Commissner Rob Maned said a statement. Gaylord Jackson Perry was born to Evan and Ruby Perry on Sept.

BASEBALL GREAT GAYLORD PERRY, A TWO-TIME CY YOUNG WNER, DI AT 84

Gaylord excelled baseball, football and basketball at Williamston High School before receivg a $73, 500 bon to sign wh the Giants 1958. “Gaylord had been learng a slimeball om Bob, ” Art Santo Domgo, a longtime Giants statistician and public-relatns official, said matter of permted seven hs, allowg jt three nners to reach srg posn through the 10 ngs.