Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry
Perry with the Rangers in 1977
Pitcher
Born: (1938-09-15) September 15, 1938 (age 78) Williamston, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1962, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	314–265
Earned run average	3.11
Strikeouts	3,534
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1962–1971) Cleveland Indians (1972–1975) Texas Rangers (1975–1977) San Diego Padres (1978–1979) Texas Rangers (1980) New York Yankees (1980) Atlanta Braves (1981) Seattle Mariners (1982–1983) Kansas City Royals (1983)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979) 2× Cy Young Award (1972, 1978) 3× Wins leader (1970, 1972, 1978) Pitched a no-hitter on September 17, 1968 San Francisco Giants #36 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1991
Vote	77.2% (third ballot)

Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1962 to 1983 for eight different teams. During a 22-year baseball career, Perry compiled 314 wins, 3,534 strikeouts, and a 3.11 earned run average. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

Perry, a five-time All-Star, was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in each league, winning it in the American League in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and in the National League in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. He is also distinguished, along with his brother Jim, for being the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history—second only to the knuckleballing Niekro brothers, Phil and Joe. While pitching for the Seattle Mariners in 1982, Perry became the fifteenth member of the 300 win club.

Despite Perry's notoriety for doctoring baseballs (e.g. throwing a spitball), and perhaps even more so for making batters think he was throwing them on a regular basis – he even went so far as to title his 1974 autobiography Me and the Spitter – he was not ejected for the illegal practice until August 23, 1982, in his 21st season in the majors.

Gaylord Perry was born in Williamston, North Carolina, and named after a close friend of his father's, who died while having his teeth pulled. He studied at Campbell University in his home state. The current mascot of the Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels is Gaylord the Camel, named in honor of Gaylord Perry.