Gaylord Perry, a two-time Cy Young Award winner and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, passed away on Thursday.
The famous Major League Baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry, who won two Cy Young Awards over his career, has passed away.
The inductee into the Hall of Fame regrettably passed away at his home in Gaffney, South Carolina on Thursday morning due to natural causes, according to the Cherokee County Coroner. He was 84.
Perry made his major league baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants in 1962. He rose to prominence very fast and was selected for the All-Star Game in 1966. It was his use of spitballs that brought him national prominence, and he later credited the baseball-doctoring technique with assisting him in tossing a no-hitter in 1968.
Perry went on to become the first pitcher in the history of major league baseball to win the Cy Young Award twice, first with the Cleveland Indians in the American League in 1972 and then with the San Diego Padres in the National League in 1978.
He was the very first pitcher in the history of any league to ever receive the honor.
After 22 years of professional baseball, Perry retired with a record of 314-265, an earned run average of 3.11, and 3,534 strikeouts. In 1991, he was recognized with entry into the Hall of Fame.
After retiring from playing baseball, he went on to become the head coach of the Limestone College baseball team in Gaffney. In the end, he decided to withdraw from the position in 1991.
