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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 15	CLE	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 20	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 24	CLE	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	20 (3)	Apr 28	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (2)	May 4	CLE		OAK	L,4-11	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 8	CLE		CAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 12	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	35 (3)	May 17	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	GS	30	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	40 (4)	May 21	CLE		NYY	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	43 (2)	May 26 susp	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	52	13.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 30	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (3)	Jun 3	CLE	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 9	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
16	58 (3)	Jun 13	CLE		TEX	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
17	61 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	CLE		KCR	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	66 (4)	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	70 (3)	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
20	74 (3)	Jun 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	79 (4)	Jul 3	CLE		DET	L,4-5	GS	27	6.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
22	83 (3)	Jul 7	CLE		CAL	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	87 (3)	Jul 11	CLE		OAK	L,3-9	GS	39	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	92 (4)	Jul 15	CLE	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 20	CLE	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	99 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-8	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	104 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	108 (3)	Aug 2	CLE		BAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
29	113 (4)	Aug 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	116 (2)	Aug 10	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	119 (2)	Aug 14	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-8	GS	30	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	123 (3)	Aug 18	CLE		MIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	127 (3)	Aug 22	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	46	12.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
34	130 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,0-9	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	134 (3)	Aug 30	CLE	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	138 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-13	GS	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	143 (4)	Sep 7	CLE		BAL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	148 (4)	Sep 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	151 (2)	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	154 (2)	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
41	158 (3)	Sep 26	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							41gm		344.0	19	55	0	74	1