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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	5	Apr 18	CLE		MIL	L,1-5	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (2)	Apr 22	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	10 (1)	Apr 26 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	15 (4)	Apr 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	19 (3)	May 4 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,1-11	GS	25	5.1	0	5	0	5	1	P
8	24 (4)	May 9	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
9	28 (3)	May 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	32 (3)	May 18	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-6	GS	30	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	35 (2)	May 23	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	40 (4)	May 27	CLE	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	44 (3)	Jun 1	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
14	49 (4)	Jun 7	CLE		TEX	L,4-5	GS	51	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (4)	Jun 11	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers
16	60	Jun 15	TEX		CLE	L,1-5	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	64 (3)	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,11-12	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (4)	Jun 24	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-7	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	74 (4)	Jun 28	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	77 (2)	Jul 2	TEX		KCR	L,5-7	GS	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	83 (5)	Jul 6 (2)	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	87 (3)	Jul 10	TEX	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	92 (4)	Jul 18	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
24	97 (4)	Jul 22	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	102 (4)	Jul 27	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (3)	Aug 1	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
27	112 (5)	Aug 6	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	117 (4)	Aug 11	TEX	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
29	122 (4)	Aug 16	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	127 (4)	Aug 21	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	GS	44	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	132 (4)	Aug 26	TEX		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	136 (3)	Aug 31	TEX		MIL	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	141 (4)	Sep 5	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	147 (5)	Sep 10	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	151 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	TEX		OAK	L,5-11	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	157 (5)	Sep 21	TEX	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	161 (3)	Sep 27	TEX		KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							37gm		305.2	19	43	1	63	3