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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	17 (16)	May 6	SFG		CHC	L,2-4		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	18	May 7	SFG		CHC	W,7-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	21 (2)	May 10	SFG		LAD	L,1-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	27 (5)	May 16	SFG		NYM	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	30 (2)	May 18	SFG		NYM	L,2-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	33 (2)	May 21	SFG		PHI	W,9-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	35 (1)	May 23	SFG		PIT	L,2-9	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	41 (5)	May 30	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-6		7	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
9	43 (1)	May 31 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	W,8-6		36	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	46 (2)	Jun 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47	Jun 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-3		3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
12	49 (1)	Jun 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3		20	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	51 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	SFG		STL	W,3-0	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	54 (2)	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	L,3-4		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	57 (2)	Jun 15	SFG		CIN	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	59 (1)	Jun 17	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	63 (3)	Jun 21	SFG	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
18	66 (2)	Jun 23 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	68 (1)	Jun 25	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GF	19	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
20	73 (4)	Jun 30	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	77 (3)	Jul 4	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	GF	19	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	81 (3)	Jul 9	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-4		32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	84 (2)	Jul 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	88 (3)	Jul 16	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	94 (5)	Jul 21	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	99 (4)	Jul 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	102 (2)	Jul 30	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	103	Jul 31	SFG	@	PIT	W,8-6		20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	107 (3)	Aug 4	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	110 (2)	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	114 (3)	Aug 12	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	117 (2)	Aug 16 (1)	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	121 (3)	Aug 20	SFG		CIN	L,7-10	GS	26	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
34	124 (2)	Aug 23	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GS	14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	129 (4)	Aug 28	SFG	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	131 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,13-10	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	135 (3)	Sep 3	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	139 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	144 (4)	Sep 12	SFG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	147 (2)	Sep 16	SFG		NYM	L,0-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	150 (2)	Sep 20	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	GS	40	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
42	154 (3)	Sep 25	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
43	158 (3)	Sep 30	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	GS	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
44	162 (3)	Oct 4	SFG		CHC	L,2-9	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							44gm		206.1	12	26	0	38	3