Gaylord Perry

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1962-1983 (1962-1983)
Proper Name
Gaylord Jackson Perry
Positions
P (777)
Height / Weight
6-4 / 215
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
December 1,2022   Age:  84.077
High School
Williamston (Williamston,NC)
Colleges
Campbell University (Buies Creek,NC)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 60,000
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
perrg101
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Brother of Jim Perry ... Featured in the book Spitter: Baseball's Notorious Gaylord Perry by David Vaught ... Subject of Chapter 33 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski   [1968] Pitched 1-0 no-hitter for San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals on September 17,1968   [1970] Opening day starter for the San Francisco Giants   [1972] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians   [1973] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians   [1974] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians   [1975] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians   [1976] Opening day starter for the Texas Rangers   [1978] Opening day starter for the San Diego Padres   [1979] Opening day starter for the San Diego Padres   [1983] Opening day starter for the Seattle Mariners   [1991] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [2005] His #36 was retired by the Giants on July 23,2005   [2008] Added to the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame   [2012] Inducted into the Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
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1958--SignedSan Francisco GiantsYes PFANCNorth Carolina  --PremiumPremiumTim Murchison 
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