Winning Pitch: The Jim Perry Story - 9781946324337

Born the son of a poor sharecropper, Jim Perry grew up working in the tobacco fields of rural North Carolina. Winning Pitch details how he not only worked his way out of that backbreaking job all the way to the big leagues. After a splashy debut, Jim faced repeated obstacles as he worked to become a regular member of of the starting rotation. To everyone's surprise (except his own), Jim Perry finally emerged in his 11th major league season to become a 20-game winner. The next year he won the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in the American League.As a longtime player representative, Jim Perry played a pivotal role in MLB's first labor battles, helping to achieve key gains that would eventually lead to a massive explosion in player salaries. Though he was one of the early union leaders, Jim Perry never reaped the rewards of the union victories. His MLB playing career ended in 1975, the year before formal free agency began. With no fortune to retire on, Jim was forced to begin his post-playing career in much the same way as he entered the game, working from the ground up.By hard work and determination, Jim eventually joined forces with two other men to capitalize on the deregulation of the long-distance telephone industry. He parlayed his expert people skills and baseball achievements to forge remarkable success in the business world.Jim Perry was a role model and mentor to little brother Gaylord, who would go on to a 22-year MLB hall-of-fame career of his own. The Perry brothers were the first to both win the Cy Young Award, the first to both win 20 games in the same season and the first brothers to face off against each other in the MLB All-Star Game. They retired as the winningest brothers in MLB history.The Jim Perry Story is one of great perseverance, dedication, and intestinal fortitude of a man who refused to be denied and found ultimate success. Twice.

• | Author: Brad Kullman
• | Publisher: Discernment Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 10, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 410 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1946324337
• | ISBN-13: 9781946324337