Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 2 Cy Young awards, dead at 84

Fox News ^ | Dec 1, 2022 | Ryan Gaydos

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Gaylord Perry, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards over the course of his 22-year career, died Thursday at his home in South Carolina. He was 84.

Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Perry died in Gaffney at around 5 a.m. local time of natural causes. He did not provide any more details around his death.

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One road trip in the PCL, Tacoma was in Reno (I think - somewhere in NV) and all the pitchers had sore arms from pulling the slots all night. Gaylord was getting shelled by the worst team in the league and he had enough. Between innings he told everyone to “be on your toes”. He went out and hit 4 consecutive batters before the benches cleared.

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From cBSsports report:

Perry suited up for eight teams during his career. He spent his first 10 seasons with the San Francisco Giants before then taking turns with the Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals.

Perry never played one second for the Cleveland Guardians!!!! He played for the Cleveland Indians!!!!!

RIP Mr. Spitball!