Gaylord Perry Cause of Death

Gaylord Perry, a two-time Cy Young Award winner and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, died Thursday, December 1 2022, of natural causes, according to Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler. He was 84 at the time.

“A 300-game winner who was always recognized as a great teammate, Gaylord was given our sport’s highest honor in 1991 with an election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame,” the Braves said in a statement. “Our sincerest condolences to his family, friends and former teammates.”

Perry pitched for eight teams during his 22-year career, winning the Cy Young Award with Cleveland in 1972 and San Diego in 1978, making him the oldest player to do so. He was selected to five All-Star games.

Perry was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991, with a career record of 314-255 and 3,554 strikeouts. Perry was a true greaseball artist, known for using Vaseline to alter his pitches.

The Giants unveiled a statue of Perry at Oracle Park on August 13, 2016, depicting the pitcher in his classic follow-through.