14 Jun 2022 5:18 pm
I remember years (decades) ago one of the sports mags, SI, Sporting News, Sport, don't remember which, had Gaylord on the cover and behind him was a huge wave. Very funny.GHETTOBLASTER » 14 Jun 2022, 3:23 pm » wrote: ↑ September 1, 1967: Marathon man Gaylord Perry goes unrewarded in Giants’ 21-inning win – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)
"Gaylord pitched 10 innings or more 31 times".....and he threw hard, sweating through three jerseys on any typical start.
I remember Gaylord Perry back when he was a struggling young pitcher. He went back and forth between AAA and SFG a few times.
When he was finally out of options was when he did a complete "ABOUT FACE" and the rest is history.
His "BREAK OUT GAME" was when he was called in to pitch long relief for the SP [Ron Herbel?] who got injured in the first inning. Gaylord threw a shutout going the distance the rest of the way. I'm just going from memory..but check out the link I provided.
many think this epic performance of his was when he decided to "roll out the greaseball".
Love him or hate him for throwing the SPITTER / GREASE BALL..but he was one of a kind.
He was such a SWEAT HOG [even when he was thin] that he had "natural grease" built up in his cap ready for his next pitch.
The UMPS can't blame a pitcher who needs to wipe the sweat off his brow...can they...?