Gaylord Jackson Perry was born to Evan and Ruby Perry on Sept. 15, 1938, in Williamston, N.C. Perry’s brother, Jim, who was nearly three years older, was also an accomplished right-hander, breaking into the Major Leagues with Cleveland in 1959. He won 215 games, including 24 with Minnesota in 1970, when he won the American League Cy Young Award[1]. The Perrys are the only brothers to capture baseball’s most prestigious pitching honor. Gaylord was a right-handed pitcher for eight different teams from 1962 to 1983.
