Up on the blog today, thought it'd be fun to revisit my blog post
from August 19th of 2014, some seven and a half years ago, celebrating
the incredible pitching brother duo of Gaylord and Jim Perry, with my
1971 "Highlights of the 1970's" card.
I have always been impressed when members of the same family make it to the big leagues.
That being said, I am incredibly impressed when those family members BOTH succeed on an all-star level.
In 1970 brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry both led their respective leagues in wins, and that is about as cool as it gets for me...
So I wanted to celebrate that feat with a "highlight" card in the 1971 set.
Check out my design:
Jim Perry even took home the Cy Young Award for the American League
that year, while brother Gaylord finished second in the National League
behind Bob Gibson!
Again, as cool as it gets!
Jim recorded 24 wins in his award winning season with the Minnesota
Twins, while younger brother Gaylord won 23 for the San Francisco
Giants.
Combined, the brothers ended up pitching for 39 years! And their win total was a staggering 529!
Just awesome!
