The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
CLEVELAND — Gaylord Perry tossed the rods in the back of his pickup truck and got ready to do some fly fishing in Yellowstone Park. First, though, he had to find a newspaper. Without a television or radio, Perry didn't know if Cliff Lee had gotten his 20th win.
MLB (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Perry happy Lee ends drought
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
By throwing a five-hitter against the White Sox on Monday, Cliff Lee became the Indians’ first 20-game winner since Gaylord Perry in 1974.
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Indians 5, White Sox 0: Cliff Lee earned win #20, the first Indians pitcher to accomplish such since Gaylord Perry in 1974. Even more impressive, Lee is 20-2 - a .900 winning percentage - and won his 9th straight decision after shutting down Chicago to the tune of five hits in a complete game effort. [...]
MLB (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Where are they now? Gaylord Perry
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
In the 1970s, they were going strong. Gaylord Perry won a Cy Young Award in each league. Dave Casper made "Ghost to the Post" and "Holy Roller" familiar phrases in the NFL. Craig Morton became the only quarterback in league history to start a Super Bowl with...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
... What TV college football analyst was a roommate of Burt Reynolds at Florida State?SAY WHAT? Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times: “In case you missed it, Gaylord Perry, the Hall of Fame spitball pitcher, celebrated his 70th birthday on Monday. In lieu of 70 candles, they simply lit a grease fire.”TRIVIA ANSWER Lee Corso of ESPN's “College GameDay” was the actor's roommate at Florida...
Roto Authority Fantasy Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
In real baseball, there's a clear code of honor. For instance, you don't bunt to break up a no-hitter. You don't try to steal if you're up more than five runs. Cheating has been treated with a wink in some cases - Gaylord Perry for example. Other times, no so much - Barry Bonds can't find a job. Does fantasy baseball have a similar code of honor? I'd like to read your thoughts in the...
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
… of Jackie Cooper; he’s 86. Cooper’s first appearance in film was in 1929; his last 60 years later. He played Perry White in the Superman films but his real fame was as a child actor, most notably Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island (1934). He was nominated for the best actor Oscar [...]
University of Nebraska Press (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Well blogger, its a new week and we've got a ton of great stuff going on. As you've probably expected, there's quite a bit of baseball and a little poetry, biography, and basketball to even things out. All I can say is that I hope you're ready for another installment of This Week in History! September 15, 1936: American Baseball player Gaylord Perry was born. This baseball hall of famer...
Ducksnorts (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... best represent the city and the franchise. That’s why Eric Show and Clay Kirby make it ahead of Gaylord Perry and Kevin Brown. At the same time, as in the case Salazar, I wasn’t going to hand someone a spot on the roster just because he played here for a long time. Anyway, enough of my yammering. To the team: Catcher Terry Kennedy Benito Santiago Gene Tenace This one was easy. Tenace...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... League MVP Award."Welcome to post-BALCO baseball."Hot timewas hadby allIn case you missed it, Gaylord Perry, the Hall of Fame spitball pitcher, celebrated his 70th birthday on Monday.In lieu of 70 candles, they simply lit a grease fire.Plasma Screen Dept.Looking for traces of CERA, a third-generation variation of EPO, Tour de France officials have ordered that the blood samples of...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
On Sept. 17-18, 1968, Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. The next day, Cardinals pitcher Ray Washburn completed the feat against the Giants in a 2-0 victory.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... although no-hitters have been pitched on back-to-back days in the same stadium. San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry no-hit St. Louis on Sept. 17, 1968, at Candlestick Park. The next day, Ray Washburn of the Cardinals no-hit the But the Astros, who before Sunday had won 14 of 15, pushing themselves into the wild-card race, were upset over the decision to play supposed neutral-site games...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
... following CC Sabathia.Lee's 11-game winning streak is the longest by an Indians pitcher since Gaylord Perry won 15 in a row in 1974.He was almost machinelike in his efficiency. Lee did not go to a single three-ball count and was three outs away from his fifth complete game when the Royals, who collected 11 hits, scored three runs off him in the ninth.Jose Guillen homered twice for...
