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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 17 (2)	TEX		BAL	L,1-6	GS	19	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 21	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 26	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 1	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-12	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (2)	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,5-6	GS	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
7	27 (4)	May 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 18	TEX		DET	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 25 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
10	42 (4)	May 30 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-9	GS	20	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 5	TEX		MIL	W,7-6	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	51 (3)	Jun 9	TEX		CHW	L,3-4	GS	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	55 (3)	Jun 14	TEX	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 19	TEX		SEA	L,1-2	GS	33	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 24	TEX	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	71 (5)	Jun 29 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (5)	Jul 4	TEX		KCR	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 9	TEX		CAL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	86 (3)	Jul 14	TEX		BAL	L,1-6	GS	34	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	92 (5)	Jul 23	TEX	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	96 (3)	Jul 28	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	100 (3)	Aug 1	TEX	@	CHW	W,11-6	GS	26	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	104 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	TEX	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
24	110 (5)	Aug 10	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 15	TEX	@	MIL	L,5-6	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 20	TEX		NYY	L,2-6	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	124 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	TEX	@	BOS	W,3-0	GS	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	130 (5)	Aug 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (3)	Sep 4	TEX		BOS	L,4-8	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	138 (3)	Sep 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-8	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	143 (4)	Sep 13	TEX		CAL	L,7-12	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	148 (4)	Sep 18 (1)	TEX		MIN	W,5-4	GS	27	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	154 (5)	Sep 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	158 (3)	Sep 28	TEX		SEA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		238.0	14	28	1	43	2