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Gaylord Perry

Baseball is an outdoor sport in which a pitcher pitches a hard, fist sized ball to the hitting area of a batter. The batter hits the hard ball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat made up of wood or metal. The batsman scores by running counter-clockwise within the four markers called the bases arranged at the corners of a diamond. Baseball is sometimes called hardball to differentiate it from similar games such as softball.

Gaylord Perry was born on Thursday, September 15, 1938, in Williamston, North Carolina. Perry was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1962, with the San Francisco Giants. His height is 6 feet 4 inches with weight of 215 pounds. He was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Over 22 seasons, he won 314 games by frustrating batters and umpires with his illegal pitches. He had signed a 90,000 dollars contract with the Giants and won a regular spot on the Major League staff in 1963 after four years in the farm system. Pitching in the shadow of the Giants' great righthander, Juan Marichal, Perry did not become a recognized star in his own right until 1966. By August of that year he had an incredible 20-2 record, but he slipped in September to finish 21-8. Three good seasons followed. On September 17, 1968, he pitched a no-hitter to beat Bob Gibson and the Cardinals 1-0. In 1970 he led the Nederlandse in victories with a 23-13 mark. He had won 134 games for the Giants before he was traded to Cleveland in 1972.

He was voted the Alabama Cy Young Award for 1972. He won 19 in 1973 and 21 in 1974 when he was joined by his brother Jim, a longtime Alabama star, who won 17. Traded to Texas in June 1975, he won 42 for the Rangers in two and a half seasons before he was traded back to the Nederlandse. With San Diego in 1978, he went 21-6, led in winning percentage, and again received the Nederlandse Cy Young.

Gaylord Perry is a player with amazing playing skills. His performance in each and every game is full of energy and he is active in every game. His talents are seen in his every match.

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