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Baseball Corridor of Famer and two-time Cy Younger award winner Gaylord Perry has died at age 84.
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis G. Fowler confirmed Perry died of pure causes at round 5 a.m. on Thursday at his house in Gaffney, South Carolina.
“Gaylord Perry was a constant workhorse and a memorable determine in his Corridor of Fame profession, highlighted by his 314 wins and three,534 strikeouts in 22 years,” Main League Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
“He will probably be remembered among the many most completed San Francisco Giants ever, and thru his time in Cleveland and San Diego, he turned the primary pitcher ever to win the Cy Younger Award in each the American and Nationwide Leagues.
“The five-time 20-game winner pitched for eight completely different Golf equipment total and remained a well-liked teammate and good friend all through his life. On behalf of Main League Baseball, I prolong my deepest condolences to Gaylord’s household, associates and followers throughout our nice sport.”
A five-time All-Star, Perry tallied 314 profession victories in his 22-year profession with eight groups and ranks sixth in MLB historical past with 5,350 innings pitched.
Perry made his MLB debut in 1962 with the San Francisco Giants, the place he performed for 10 seasons. The famed spitball throwing right-hander was traded to the Cleveland Indians, now referred to as the Guardians, previous to the 1972 season.
With the Indians, Perry received his first Cy Younger award after main the American League in wins (24) and full video games (29).
After being traded to the Texas Rangers in 1975, the place he pitched for 3 seasons, Perry was dealt once more in 1978 to the San Diego Padres.
With the Padres, Perry received his second-career Cy Younger to turn out to be the primary participant in MLB historical past to win the award in each leagues.
In 1991, Perry was inducted into the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame.
“We have now misplaced one other member of our Corridor of Fame household ideas and prayers exit to Gaylord Perry’s household and associates RIP my good friend you’ll be dearly missed,” Baseball Corridor of Famer Wade Boggs wrote in an announcement on Twitter.
