Gaylord Jackson Perry - San Francisco, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 46.779 W 122° 23.366
10S E 553766 N 4181542
This is the most recent of five statues around AT&T Park of San Francisco Giants in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gaylord Jackson Perry spent the first 10 years of his career as a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Waymark Code: WMZ706
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Gaylord Jackson Perry wore number 36 while pitching for the San Francisco Giants from 1962 to 1975. On September 17, 1968, Perry threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinal. He went on to pitch in Major League Baseball for 22 years. Perry finished his career in 1983, after pitching for eight teams while amassing 314 wins, 3,534 strikeouts and a career 3.14 ERA. He also finished with 303 complete games, including 53 shutouts, and two Cy Young Awards.

Perry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. His Career Stats can be found at Baseball Reference.

See Wikipedia for more info on Gaylord Perry.

The plaque on this statue reads:

GAYLORD JACKSON
PERRY

San Francisco, N.L., 1962-1971
Cleveland, A.L., 1972-1975
Texas, A.L., 1975-1977,1980
San Diego, N.L., 1978-1979
New York, A.L., 1980
Atlanta, N.L., 19819
Seattle, A.L., 1982-1983
Kansas City, A.L., 1983

Achieved pitchers' magic numbers with
314 wins and 3,534 strikeouts. Playing mind
games with hhitters through array of
rituuals on mound was part of his arsenal.
20-game winner 5 times with lidetime ERA
of 3.10. No-hit cardinals for Ginats 9/17/68.
Outstanding competitor. First Cy Young
winner in both leagues.

(This is a replica of the official inscription created for Perry's Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony in 1991 that is on display at the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York)

MLB.com says "Giants immortalize Perry with AT&T Park statue". The statue can be seen in Google Street View. Gaylord's statue is to the right of the status of Orlando Cepeda.

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