'They'll Put a Man on the Moon Before Gaylord Perry Hits a Home Run'

I was listening to the Surf, 94.9 FM out of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, recently and during Jim Morgan's show he was doing a Time capsule back to 1969 and had this story which is a good one.

From Did You Know?

Gaylord Perry was a very good pitcher but notoriously a bad hitter, especially in the home run department.

Supposedly in 1963, he said, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run."  On July 20, 1969, a few  hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, you'll never guess what happened?

That's right.  One Gaylord Perry hit his first home run!!

It is also suggested that his manager, Alvin Dark, suggested, "They'll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.

Whoever said it, this is one neat story.

Next, Find Out About Gaylord Perry.  --RoadMoon