Gaylord Perry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: September 15, 1938 in Williamston, NC us

Died: December 1, 2022 in Gaffney, SC

Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, SC

High School: Williamston HS (Williamston, NC)

School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 14, 1962 (Age 23-211d, 11,952nd in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1983 (Age 45-006d)
vs. CAL 5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991. (Voted by BBWAA on 342/443 ballots)
View Gaylord Perry's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Gaylord Jackson Perry

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Perry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

90.0

314

265

ERA

3.11

777

690

5350.0

3534

WHIP

1.181

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CLE		MIL	L,1-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	GS	35	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 23	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	10 (2)	Apr 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	12 (1)	Apr 30	CLE	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	13	May 2	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	16 (2)	May 6	CLE		CHW	W,12-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	19 (2)	May 10	CLE		KCR	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	22 (2)	May 14	CLE		TEX	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	25 (2)	May 19	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	28 (2)	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	32 (3)	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	36 (3)	Jun 1	CLE		DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	40 (3)	Jun 5	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	0	5	1	6	0	P
15	43 (2)	Jun 9	CLE		MIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	46 (2)	Jun 13	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	41	10.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	50 (3)	Jun 17	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	54 (3)	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	56 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS	33	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	63 (6)	Jun 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	31	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	68 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	CLE		TEX	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
22	74 (5)	Jul 10	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	78 (3)	Jul 14	CLE	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS	52	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	83 (4)	Jul 19	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	9	0	11	1	P
25	86 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	89 (2)	Jul 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	38	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	95 (5)	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
28	100 (4)	Aug 5	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	105 (4)	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS	20	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
30	108 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	113 (4)	Aug 18	CLE		OAK	L,0-8	GS	23	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
32	117 (3)	Aug 22	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	120 (2)	Aug 26	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-7	GS	13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	124 (3)	Aug 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	128 (3)	Sep 4	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	133 (4)	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	139 (5)	Sep 13	CLE	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	143 (3)	Sep 17	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	147 (3)	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	152 (4)	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	153	Oct 1 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	38	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							41gm		342.2	18	61	2	81	7