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Gaylord Perry
pitcher | throws: right | bats: right | height: 6-4 | weight: 215 | born: 09.15.38
Career biographies: BaseballLibrary.com | sportingnews.com | baseballhalloffame.org | theBASEBALLpage.com 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.
Player most similar to: Ed Walsh, Phil Niekro
Books written by: Me and the Spitter in 1974. Perry was ejected for doctoring a baseball for the first time in his career on Aug. 23, 1980, when he was thrown out in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox.
BY THE NUMBERS
year team w-l era g gs cg sho ip h r er bb k
1978 Padres 21-6 2.73 37 37 5 2 260.2 241 96 79 66 154
1979 Padres 12-11 3.06 32 32 10 0 232.2 225 90 79 67 140
totals 33-17 2.88 69 69 15 2 493.1 466 186 158 133 294
1.97 seasons 17-9 2.88 35 35 8 1 260.1 236 94 80 68 149
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