Gaylord Perry


	Gaylord Perry knew how to celebrate.

Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
Career biographies: Baseball Hall of Fame | The Ballplayers
Autobiography: Me and the Spitter
In the show: Giants (1962-71), Cleveland (1972-75), Rangers (1975-77), Padres (1978-79), Yankees (1980), Rangers (1980), Atlanta (1981), Mariners (1982-83), Royals (1983)
How he was acquired: The Padres traded Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to the Rangers for Perry on Jan. 25, 1978.
How he was lost: The Padres traded Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll to the Rangers for Willie Montanez on Feb. 15, 1980.

Pitches: 1. Spitball 2. Slider 3. Fastball 4. Curve
5. Forkball (developed 1970) 6. Change
Player most similar to: Phil Niekro
Career year, 1972: 24-16, 1.92 ERA, 234 strikeouts and 82 walks in 342.2 innings, 29 complete games, five shutouts, 12 hit batsmen

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Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)

300th win (May 6, 1982: Mariners d. Yankees, 7-3)

Two Cy Young awards (1972, 1978)

First pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues

Five-time All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979)

Top three in Cy Young Award voting (1970, 1972, 1978)

Top 10 in MVP voting (1972, 1978)

Named to The Sporting News AL All-Star team (1972)

Pitched no-hitter (Sept. 17, 1968, Giants d. Cardinals and Bob Gibson 1-0)

Led league in wins three times (1970, 1972, 1978)

Led league in innings pitched twice (1969-70)

Led league in complete games twice (1972-73)

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