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San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain throws franchise's first perfect game

...to throw 19 scoreless innings.Yet even Giants Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell, Christy Mathewson, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry hadn't accomplished what Cain did Wednesday.Perry, who lives in the North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2012-06-14/san-francisco-giants-pit
Matt Cain pitches 22nd perfect game in MLB history, first for Giants

...before that, the only other time it happened was in 1880.Cain (8-2) accomplished a feat even Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry and Juan Marichal couldn't with this storied franchise.Not since 1917 have there been five no-hitters in a season...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2012-06-14/matt-cain-pitches-first-
Pablo Sandoval leads San Francisco to Game 1 victory in the World Series

...skipped over Detroit's reserves during the pregame introductions.Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda were on the field for the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Perry.Detroit also brought along some...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2012-10-24/pablo-sandoval-leads-san-francisc
Braves in the hall of fame

...Marquard; Eddie Mathews; Tommy McCarthy; Bill McKechnie; Joe Medwick; Kid Nichols. Phil Niekro; Jim O'Rourke; Gaylord Perry; Charles Radbourn; Babe Ruth; Red Schoendienst. Al Simmons; George Sisler; Enos Slaughter; Warren Spahn; Casey...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/06/15/bra_418949.shtml
Braves
Clemens claims 7th Cy Young

...Young for the first time after capturing six Cy Youngs in the American League. He's the oldest Cy Young winner. Gaylord Perry was 40 when he won the NL honor in 1978. Will Clemens pitch in 2005 or finally call it quits? "I'll just have...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/11/10/bas_433936.shtml
Baseball
Martinez wins AL Cy Young

...especially to a pitcher." Martinez became only the fourth pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award unanimously, and joined Gaylord Perry and Randy Johnson, who won his first NL Cy Young on Monday, as the only pitchers to win the honor in each league...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/11/17/bas_274602.shtml
Baseball
Maddux shrugs off record as 'just luck'

...league record Bill Fischer set with the 1962 Kansas City Athletics. The 35-year-old right-hander also passed Gaylord Perry to become only the second pitcher in history to win at least 15 games in 14 straight seasons. Cy Young, the namesake...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/08/09/bra_317725.shtml
Braves
Clemens makes comeback look easy

...one run and four hits to lead the Astros to their seventh win in eight games. The win moved Clemens within one of Gaylord Perry for 15th on the career list. Thus far, Clemens has clearly been the same power pitcher he was with Boston, Toronto...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/04/20/bas_412748.shtml
Baseball
Diamondbacks' Johnson wins NL Cy Young

...sometimes." Johnson, 36, joined Gaylord Perry as the only pitchers to win Cy...It will be myself and Pedro and Gaylord Perry. That's great company." Martinez...Carlton, Philadelphia 1978--Gaylord Perry, San Diego 1979--Bruce Sutter...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/11/16/bas_274441.shtml
Baseball
Rocket power: Clemens wins record sixth Cy Young

...2 months, Clemens became the third-oldest Cy Young winner behind Early Wynn (39 years, 10 months in 1959) and Gaylord Perry (40 years, 2 months in 1978). When Clemens won his first Cy Young in 1986, Mulder was 9 years old and Garcia was...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/11/16/bas_326901.shtml
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