Did Gaylord Perry ever hit a homerun?
Perry hit no more. Until he was traded back to National League where for good measure he hit another homerun in 1979, the same year Skylab – the first US space station and last vestige of the Apollo program – deorbited back to earth….Gaylord Perry’s Moonshot.
| Year | Mission | Homeruns |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Apollo 14, 15 | #3 |
| 1972 | Apollo 16, 17 | #4 |
| 1973 | N/A | N/A |
Did Gaylord Perry doctor the baseball?
Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for eight different teams from 1962 to 1983….
| Gaylord Perry | |
|---|---|
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1991 |
| Vote | 77.2% (third ballot) |
What was Gaylord Perry famous for?
Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston, North Carolina) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Notorious for doctoring baseballs (throwing a spitball), Perry won 314 games over a 22-year career starting in 1962.
What pitcher won Cy Young in both leagues?
Perry made history in 1978 by becoming the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the National and the American League.
How old was Gaylord Perry when he won his 300th game?
43
Perry earned his 300th win at the age of 43 and pitched again for the Mariners at the age of 44, earning the moniker “The Ancient Mariner.”
How many times did Gaylord Perry get ejected?
Gaylord Perry, 43 years old and in his 21st major league season, has been accused of throwing a doctored baseball for years, but he’s never been ejected for the act.
Is Gaylord Perry a Hall of Famer?
Perry was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991. that Gaylord Perry won 15 straight decisions for the Cleveland Indians in 1974, a stretch that included 11 straight complete games?
Who has 4 Cy Youngs?
Roger Clemens has won the award the most times with seven, Randy Johnson has won it five times, and Steve Carlton and Greg Maddux have each won it four times.
Who has won 3 Cy Youngs?
1, 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax became the first three-time Cy Young Award winner in MLB history. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton broke Koufax’s record when he won a fourth career Cy Young in 1982. That was then surpassed by Randy Johnson (five) and Roger Clemens (seven).
Who threw the spitball?
Gaylord Perry
Probably the most famous “modern day” spitballer (the one everyone knows about) is Gaylord Perry. Perry also denied throwing the spitter as a player…but he titled his autobiography Me and the Spitter. Perry confessed that he’d even put Vaseline on his pants zipper because umpires would never check there.
What year did Gaylord Perry retire?
1983
Perry retired in 1983 after pitching for eight teams (the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals).
What is a spitball in baseball?
A spitball (aka spitter, wet one, or unsanitary pitch) is a pitch in which the pitcher applies saliva to the baseball, either to change its aerodynamic properties or to reduce friction between his fingers and the ball. The spitball rose to prominence in the early 1900s and was widely used into the 1910s.