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Giants to honor Gaylord Perry with statue at AT&T Park

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One of the most accomplished pitchers to ever wear a San Francisco Giants uniform will soon be immortalized at AT&T Park, as the club announced Monday that a statue depicting Gaylord Perry will be unveiled Aug. 13.

Perry, who spent the first decade of his 22-year career in San Francisco, will become the fifth Giants legend to receive a statue outside the stadium, joining fellow Cooperstown inductees Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, and Juan Marichal.

Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, the crafty right-hander won 314 games and a pair of Cy Young awards throughout his decorated career, which featured stints with seven teams after his tenure in San Francisco ended in 1971. Perry also gained notoriety for his nefarious practices on the mound, particularly his use of the spitball, which he admitted to using in his 1974 autobiography.

Perry's tactics helped him navigate 5,350.1 career innings - fifth most in baseball history - and accumulate more wins above replacement (100.1) than all but seven other pitchers. In his 10 seasons with the Giants, Perry authored a 2.96 ERA with a 1.15 WHIP over 283 starts and 84 relief appearances, earning a pair of All-Star appearances (1966, 1970) while also leading the National League in innings pitched twice (1969, 1970).

ERA WAR IP
2.96 (15th) 41.5 (5TH) 2294.2 (8th)

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