Some Obituaries of Recently Deceased Major Leaguers Part Three

[cumberlandreds]

Continue here to honor past MLB players and others who contributed to MLB.

[Ron Madden]

Gaylord Perry Passes Away

Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry has passed away, according to multiple reports. He was 84 years old.

Perry made his MLB debut with the Giants in 1962 and wound up sticking around the majors through 1983, getting into 22 different seasons with eight different ball clubs. Perry gained a reputation around the league for his use of a spitball, leading to frequent suspicion from opposing teams and inspection from umpires.

Regardless, Perry went on to rack up numerous accolades in his career, making the All-Star team in 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1979. He pitched a no-hitter against the Cardinals in 1968. He lead the league in wins in 1970, 1972 and 1978 and also won the Cy Young in the latter two of those seasons
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/...sses-away.html

[Big Klu]

12/1/2022: Former Giants, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, Royals Hall-of-Fame RHP Gaylord Perry; age 84.



https://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...4/69691748007/

[Tuff Nut]

84 years of age... The spitball king has passed away...RIP

[westofyou]

RIP Gaylord Perry, a true legend.

Perry pitched 22 years(62-83),from 1966-1978 he started 485 games, completed 263 of them and appeared in 3837 innings.

How much has pitching in MLB changed since Perry was playing?

Well if you took Lance Lynn and Matt Cain and combined them together you get 24 years 3788 IP, 616 GS and only 19 CG.

Baseball is a weird game

Perry's 5350 IP is third for players in the integration era, only 36 behind Nolan Ryan and 54 behind Phil Niekro.

Amazing career

[Ron Madden]

Baseball by BSmile
@BSmile

RIP Gaylord Perry

Here he is talking about how in '64, SFGiants manager Alvin Dark said that there'd be a man on the Moon before he hit a HR.

In '69, just a 1/2 hr. after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, Perry hit his first HR!

Haha! watch this:
https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/15...C4zebMua4sAAAA

[RichRed]

Haha! watch this:
https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/15...C4zebMua4sAAAA

Fitting that the reporter mentioned in that story was Harry Jupiter.

[M2]

I once searched the streets of downtown Baltimore in vain on a weekend afternoon for a tub of Vaseline in the hope I could get Gaylord Perry to sign it.

[foster15]

RIP Gaylord Perry, a true legend.

Perry pitched 22 years(62-83),from 1966-1978 he started 485 games, completed 263 of them and appeared in 3837 innings.

How much has pitching in MLB changed since Perry was playing?

Well if you took Lance Lynn and Matt Cain and combined them together you get 24 years 3788 IP, 616 GS and only 19 CG.

Baseball is a weird game

Perry's 5350 IP is third for players in the integration era, only 36 behind Nolan Ryan and 54 behind Phil Niekro.

Amazing career

That's quite a 3 that top the list. A knuckleballer, a fastballer and a spitballer.

[Rantly]

12/1/2022: Former Giants, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, Royals Hall-of-Fame RHP Gaylord Perry; age 84.



https://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...4/69691748007/

The 2022 team has their Ace!

[Big Klu]

The 2022 club signs a Hall-of-Fame RHP who was a two-time Cy Young Award winner and a five-time All-Star.

Transactions:
Signed RHP Gaylord Perry.
Optioned RHP Dave Wickersham.
Designated RHP Fred Lasher for assignment.


Lineup (8)
C John Stearns
1B Lee Thomas
2B Julio Cruz
3B Pete Ward
SS Maury Wills
LF Tommy Davis
CF Chuck Carr
RF Dwight Smith, Sr.

Bench (7)
C/1B John Ellis
C/1B/OF John Wockenfuss (platoon starter with Thomas)
SS/2B/3B Dick Schofield, Sr.
OF/3B/2B Hector Lopez (platoon starter with Ward)
OF/1B Larry Biittner
OF Gene Clines (platoon starter with Smith)
OF Gerald Williams (platoon starter with Carr)

Rotation (5)
RHP Gaylord Perry
RHP Joel Horlen
RHP Ralph Terry
LHP Dick Ellsworth
LHP Odalis Perez

Bullpen (5)
RHP Bruce Sutter
RHP Bob Locker
RHP Mark Littell
RHP Jim Corsi
RHP Jeff Innis


The remainder of the 40-man roster:
LHP John Cumberland
LHP David West
RHP Tommy Boggs
RHP Ike Delock
RHP Dave Hillman
RHP Anthony Varvaro
RHP Dave Wickersham

C Joe Pignatano
SS/2B Eddie Basinski
SS/2B Jerry Snyder
SS/3B/2B Tommy Matchick
OF Don Dillard
OF/1B Jeremy Giambi
OF/1B David Green
OF Leo Posada


Outright Minor-League Assignment:
RHP Bill Burbach
LHP Tom Urbani
RHP Mike Adamson
RHP Bob Conley
LHP Jim Bailey
RHP Al Autry
RHP George Gerberman

RHP Ed Bauta
RHP Calvin Jones
RHP Rudy Hernandez
RHP Jim Bronstad
RHP Win Remmerswaal
RHP Cholly Naranjo
RHP Ray Rippelmeyer
LHP Ken Frailing
LHP Bob G. Miller
LHP Bill Short
LHP Roger Samuels
LHP Moe Savransky
LHP Mark Schaeffer
LHP Don Collins
LHP Al Neiger
LHP Cal Browning

C Vic Roznovsky
1B George Kernek
1B Costen Shockley
1B Joe Staton
2B Marv Staehle
2B/3B/SS Ted Schreiber
SS/2B Julio Valdez
SS/2B/3B Milt Ramirez
SS John Gamble

OF Gordie Windhorn
OF Carl Boles
OF George Elder
OF Carl Linhart
OF John Sanders
OF Jack Reed
OF Gale Wade
OF Frank Cipriani
OF Ed Olivares
OF Ethan Blackaby
OF Luke Allen

LHP Pete Burnside (DFA)
RHP Fred Lasher (DFA)


Probable Batting Order vs. RHP:
Wills ss
Smith rf
Davis lf
Ward 3b
Thomas 1b
Stearns c
Carr cf
Cruz 2b
<pitcher>

Probable Batting Order vs. LHP:
Wills ss
Stearns c
Davis lf
Wockenfuss 1b
Lopez 3b
Williams cf
Clines rf
Cruz 2b
<pitcher>


vs. RHP (with DH):
Wills ss
Smith rf
Davis lf
Ward 3b
Thomas 1b
Stearns c
Biittner dh
Carr cf
Cruz 2b

vs. LHP (with DH):
Wills ss
Stearns c
Davis lf
Wockenfuss 1b
Lopez 3b
Williams cf
Ellis dh
Clines rf
Cruz 2b


The club finally signs a true ace to headline the rotation. Gaylord Perry is a Hall-of-Famer, a 300-game winner (314), a two-time Cy Young Award winner, and a five-time All-Star who pitched 22 years for eight clubs. He immediately goes into the #1 spot in the pitching rotation, and gives the '22 club a starter who can hold his own with anyone on the 2020 or '21 pitching staffs. Perry's presence also improves the starting pitching depth, as he lengthens the rotation by moving Joel Horlen, Ralph Terry, Dick Ellsworth, and Odalis Perez each down one spot. (When Horlen, Terry, and Ellsworth are your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th starters instead of your top three, you have a much better rotation!) Additionally, John Ellis -- who was Perry's teammate from 1973 to 1975 with the Indians, and 1976, '77, and '80 with the Rangers -- will serve as his personal catcher, which allows the club to rest John Stearns more regularly.

To make room for Perry on the 25-man active roster, the club options RHP Dave Wickersham to AAA. Wickersham improves the starting depth at AAA, and is also an option to be recalled for long relief duty if necessary. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the club designates RHP Fred Lasher for assignment.

[kaldaniels]

The 2022 team has their Ace!

A great deadline move. Mr Reaper isn’t sitting on his hands.

[westofyou]

A great deadline move. Mr Reaper isn’t sitting on his hands.

Because they are so damn boney

[redsmetz]

I know this isn't a major league player, but he was part of an historical event. I figured it didn't warrant its own thread.

The then 19 year old fan who caught Roger Maris' 61st home run in 1961 passed away recently. Sal Durante was his name.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/s...smid=share-url

[50YrRedsFan]

12/8/2022...ex White Sox, Cardinal: Tom Flanigan, age 88. https://www.nkytribune.com/obituarie...flanigan/9847/

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