in 1964, Giants manager Alvin Dark said, “There will be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry will hit a home run.” Perry hit only major league HR on July 20, 1969, shortly after Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. https://t.co/qqG7bYSZrH

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