Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page From 1975 to 1977, two Hall of Fame right-handers, Jim Palmer and Gaylord Perry, faced off three times in dazzling fashion. On June 13, 1975, 36-year old Gaylord Perry, less than three years removed from his 1972 Cy Young…
July 18, 2021, Pronouncing the death of the 300 game-winner may be a bit premature. Since July 7, 1900, when Kid Nichols became the first modern-day 300 game-winner since John Clarkson, who won his 300th game seven years nine and a half months earlier on September 21, 1892, there have been five significant gaps between…
Today we are covering August 19 – 25, we are going to be talking about – Jimmie Foxx pitching career, Gooden early excellence, Bill Veek grand stand moment, Yogi Berra and the harmonica, Juan Marichal and John Roseboro fight and the professional pinch hitter Matt Stairs. If you love the history of the game, and…
Gaylord Perry Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)Born: September 15, 1938 in Williamston, NCDeath: December 1, 2022High School: Williamston HS (Williamston, NC)School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)Debut: April 14, 1962 (11,966th in major league history)vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ERLast Game: September 21, 1983vs. CAL 5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, LHall of Fame: Inducted as…
Cliff Lee wins the 2008 American League Cy Young Award, taking 24 of 28 first-place votes. Lee went 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA for the Cleveland Indians. He led the league in ERA and wins. Lee is the second straight Indians left-hander to win the award, following CC Sabathia in 2007.
Joining Randy Jones (1976), Gaylord Perry (1978), and Mark Davis (1989), Jake Peavy (19-6, 2.54) becomes the fourth Padres pitcher to win the National League Cy Young Award. The 26 year-old right-hander, who led the Senior Circuit in wins, ERA, and strikeouts with 240 K’s, is the unanimous choice of the BBWAA, being named first on all 32 of the writers’ ballots.
On January 8, 1991, Rod Carew, Fergie Jenkins, and Gaylord Perry are elected to the Hall of Fame. It’s the first time in seven years that the baseball writers elected as many as three players. Carew is a member of the 3,000-hit club, Perry won more than 300 games and struck out, and…
On June 1, 1987, Phil Niekro of the Cleveland Indians defeats the Detroit Tigers, 9-6, to win his 314th career game. The win also established a record for most career wins by a pair of brothers. The victory gives Phil and his younger brother Joe a combined 530 wins, surpassing Gaylord and Jim Perry on…
Royals right-hander Gaylord Perry becomes the third of three major leaguers this season to surpass Walter Johnson’s career strikeout mark of 3,508 K’s, a record that had survived since 1927. Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton reached the milestone, respectively, in April and May. (Ed. note – some websites, including the Baseball Hall of Fame, ESPN, and Baseball Reference, differ with the official MLB stats, crediting the Washington Senator legend with 3,509 career strikeouts, with an extra strikeout recorded in his rookie season accounting for the difference. – LP)
On April 27, 1983, future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan becomes the all-time strikeout king in major league history. The Houston Astros’ ace strikes out Brad Mills of the Montreal Expos to record his 3,509th strikeout, surpassing Walter Johnson for the all-time record.