{"id":519622,"date":"2022-12-02T01:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gaylord-perry-two-time-cy-young-winner-dies-at-84\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T01:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:43:13","slug":"gaylord-perry-two-time-cy-young-winner-dies-at-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaylord-perry-two-time-cy-young-winner-dies-at-84\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gaylord Perry, two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40952d1d5b0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40952d1d5b0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaylord-perry-two-time-cy-young-winner-dies-at-84\/#Gaylord_Perry_two-time_Cy_Young_winner_dies_at_84\" >Gaylord Perry, two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaylord_Perry_two-time_Cy_Young_winner_dies_at_84\"><\/span>Gaylord Perry, two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) \u2014 Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84.<\/p>\n<p>Perry died at his home in Gaffney at about 5 a.m. Thursday, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. He did not provide additional details. A statement from the Perry family said he \u201cpassed away peacefully at his home after a short illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The native of Williamston, North Carolina, made history as the first player to win the Cy Young in both leagues, with Cleveland in 1972 after a 24-16 season and with San Diego in 1978 \u2014 going 21-6 for his fifth and final 20-win season just after turning 40.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I won my second Cy Young, I thought I was too old \u2014 I didn\u2019t think the writers would vote for me,\u201d Perry said in an article on the National Baseball Hall of Fame website. \u201cBut they voted on my performance, so I won it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaylord Perry was a consistent workhorse and a memorable figure in his Hall of Fame career,\u201d MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement, adding, \u201che will be remembered among the most accomplished San Francisco Giants ever &#8230; and remained a popular teammate and friend throughout his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry was drafted by the San Francisco Giants and spent 10 seasons among legendary teammates like Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who said Thursday that Perry &#8220;was a good man, a good ballplayer and my good friend. So long old Pal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Juan Marichal remembered Perry as \u201csmart, funny, and kind to everyone in the clubhouse. When he talked, you listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our 10 seasons together in the San Francisco Giants rotation, we combined to record 369 complete <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, more than any pair of teammates in the Major Leagues,\u201d Marichal said. &#8220;I will always remember Gaylord for his love and devotion to the game of baseball, his family, and his farm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry, who pitched for eight major-league teams from 1962 until 1983, was a five-time All-Star who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991. He had a career record of 314-255, finished with 3,534 strikeouts and used a pitching style where he doctored baseballs or made batters believe he was doctoring them.<\/p>\n<p>The National Baseball Hall of Fame said in a statement that Perry was \u201cone of the greatest pitchers of his generation.\u201d The Texas Rangers, whom Perry played for twice, said in a statement that the pitcher was \u201ca fierce competitor every time he took the ball and more often than not gave the Rangers an opportunity to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Rangers express their sincere condolences to Gaylord&#8217;s family at this difficult time,\u201d the team&#8217;s statement said. \u201cThis baseball great will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry&#8217;s 1974 autobiography was titled \u201cMe and the Spitter,&#8221; and he wrote it in that when he started in 1962 he was the \u201c11th man on an 11-man pitching staff\u201d for the Giants. He needed an edge and learned the spitball from San Francisco teammate Bob Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Perry said he first threw it in May 1964 against the New York Mets, pitched 10 innings without giving up a run and soon after entered the Giants&#8217; starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>He also wrote in the book that he chewed slippery elm bark to build up his saliva, and eventually stopped throwing the pitch in 1968 after MLB ruled pitchers could no longer touch their fingers to their mouths before touching the baseball.<\/p>\n<p>According to his book, he looked for other substances, like petroleum jelly, to doctor the baseball. He used various motions and routines to touch different parts of his jersey and body to get hitters thinking he was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lying a foreign substance.<\/p>\n<p>Giants teammate Orlando Cepeda said Perry had \u201ca great sense of humor &#8230; a great personality and was my baseball brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all my years in baseball, I never saw a right-handed hurler have such a presence on the field and in the clubhouse,\u201d Cepeda added.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Mariners Chairman John Stanton said in a release that he spoke with Perry during his last visit to Seattle, saying Perry was, &#8220;delightful and still passionate in his opinions on the game, and especially on pitching.<\/p>\n<p>Perry was ejected from a game just once for doctoring a baseball \u2014 when he was with Seattle in August 1982. In his final season with Kansas City, Perry and teammate Leon Roberts tried to hide George Brett&#8217;s infamous pine-tar bat in the clubhouse but was stopped by a guard. Perry was ejected for his role in that game, too.<\/p>\n<p>After his career, Perry founded the baseball program at Limestone College in Gaffney and was its coach for the first three years.<\/p>\n<p>Perry is survived by wife Deborah, and three of his four children in Allison, Amy and Beth. Perry&#8217;s son Jack had previously died.<\/p>\n<p>Deborah Perry said in a statement to The AP that Gaylord Perry was \u201can esteemed public figure who inspired millions of fans and was a devoted husband, father, friend and mentor who changed the lives of countless people with his grace, patience and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hall of Fame&#8217;s statement noted that Perry often returned for induction weekend \u201cto be with his friends and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Deborah, and the entire Perry family,&#8221; Baseball Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark said.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>This story has been corrected to show that Perry was 84 when he died, not 88, and that he had 3,534 career strikeouts, not 3,554 career strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/ap<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.com\/hub\/mlb and https:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter<\/a>.com\/AP_Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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(AP) \u2014 Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84. 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