Gaylord Perry was a Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who was a two-time Cy Young Award winner.
- Died: Thursday, December 1, 2022. (Who else died on December 1?)
- Details of death: Died of natural causes at the age of 84.
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Hall of Fame Pitcher
Gaylord Perry was a Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who pitched for eight Major League teams from 1962 until 1983. He won the Cy Young Award twice and was the first pitcher to win the award in both the American and National Leagues. He won his second Cy Young with San Diego when he was almost 40 years old. He was a five-time All-Star, won over 300 games and threw over 3,000 strikeouts. Perry was known for throwing the spitball, an illegal pitch which he wrote about in his 1974 autobiography “Me and the Spitter.” Perry used spit and/or petroleum jelly which altered the movement of the pitch. He was only ejected once for using it during a game when he was with Seattle in 1982. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991.
Notable Quote
“Before I won my second Cy Young I thought I was too old — I didn’t think the writers would vote for me.” “But they voted on my performance, so I won it.” – Perry said in an article on the National Baseball Hall of Fame website.
Tributes to Gaylord Perry
Full Obituary: USA Today
