My Take
Gaylord Perry is one of those figures who made baseball genuinely fun to think about — not just because of the stats, but because of the audacity. The man played for eight teams over 22 seasons, won the Cy Young Award in both the American and National leagues (a first for any pitcher), and made five All-Star squads, yet somehow the thing everybody keeps talking about is whether he was loading up the baseball. He never really denied it in any convincing way, and his 1974 autobiography was literally titled "Me and the Spitter," so you have to respect the honesty-in-retrospect there. A kid out of Williamston, South Carolina who went to Campbell University and clawed his way into the Hall of Fame through pure durability and guile — that's a career. He passed away in December 2022 at 84, and honestly the game lost one of its great characters.
Overview
Gaylord Jackson Perry (September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1962 to 1983, becoming one of the most durable and successful pitchers in history. A five-time All-Star, Perry was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gaylord Perry
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイロード・ペリー
- Reading
- げいろーど・ぺりー
- Born
- September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Williamston, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Campbell University
Awards & achievements
- 1973 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.