Lost in Left Field

Lost in Left Field

The Perry Brothers Both Win

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Paul White
May 17, 2023
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Exactly 60 years ago today, each of the Perry brothers - Jim and Gaylord - collected their first victory of the 1963 season. And they went about it in entirely different ways.

At that point in their careers, older brother Jim was the more accomplished pitcher. He’d nearly won the Rookie of the Year award for the Indians in 1959, had led the American Leag…

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