Me and the Spitter
Autobiography by Gaylord Perry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Me and the Spitter: An Autobiographical Confession is a 1974 autobiography by Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Gaylord Perry, written with Bob Sudyk, a sportswriter for the Cleveland Press. The book details how Perry cheated at baseball by doctoring the ball.
Author | Gaylord Perry with Bob Sudyk |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Baseball |
Genre | Autobiography |
Publisher | Saturday Review Press |
Publication date | 1974 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 222 (1st ed.) |
ISBN | 0-841-50299-4 |
The book covers Perry's early life in rural North Carolina and his early MLB career. After struggling to stay in the majors, Perry learned to throw a spitball, an illegal pitch using various substances such as saliva and Vaseline. Despite admitting to throwing a spitball, Perry was ejected from a game for doctoring the baseball only one time, in 1982, and he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.