Gaylord Perry was an outstanding hitter, during batting practice only. He routinely hit balls to the warning track.. During games he was awful.
While watching batting practice a reporter commented to Giant Manager Alvin Dark about Perry's "powerful" swing. Dark replied "A Man will land on the moon before Perry hits one out".
Well, The Perry brothers set a Major League record winning 3 games in one day. Jim won a suspended 16 inning game from the day before against Seattle, then his regular start. Gaylord beat the Dodgers.
The date was July 20,1969
The day man landed on the moon.
Perry's first at bat after the moon landing was the first home run of his Major League career after nearly 500 at bats.
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