Gaylord Perry
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Gaylord Jackson Perry
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
- Debut April 14, 1962
- Final Game September 21, 1983
- Born September 15, 1938 in Williamston, NC USA
- Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1991
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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.
Perry was famous for a series of motions where he would touch his face to make the batter think he was loading up a spitball. Perry was long believed to have doctored the baseball but was only caught once, on August 23, 1982, in his 21st season.
Gaylord Perry was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 8, 1991 by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
- 314 career wins
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