Spit balls, soaking his pitching fingers in pickle brine, a love of peanuts and a passion for fans are among San Diegans' memories of Gaylord Perry
Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry pitched for the San Diego Padres for only two seasons, but during that memorable 1978-'79 stint, he won his second career Cy Young Award, becoming the first player in MLB history to capture the award in both the American and National leagues.
It was there, four days after the hallmark game, that he bought the history-making hat from Perry. Years later, when the All-Star game was played in Petco Park in 2016, he took the hat to the fan fest at the San Diego Convention Center. A friend of Jantz, then 19, was the singer, and he escorted her with other players onto the field for the surprise performance.
Joe Ditler, a Coronado writer, remembers spending an hour one evening in the early ‘80s talking to Perry about the best ballpark peanuts, his North Carolina peanut farm and soaking his pitching fingers in pickle brine the night before a game. “I wish I could remember more of that conversation with him, but what I do remember is that he made me feel very comfortable and a real part of that conversation.” Ditler added that Perry believed L.A. had the best peanuts.At the All-Star game festivities here in 2016, pitcher Gaylord Perry stayed late to chat with a young San Diego fan in a wheelchair.
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