St. Cloud, MN- Former St. Cloud Rox pitcher and Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry passed away Thursday morning at the age of 84.

Perry was signed by the San Francisco Giants on June 3, 1958, and spent 1958 with the St. Cloud Rox. He had a 9–5 record and a 2.39 ERA with the Rox.

Perry pitched for eight teams during his illustrious 22-year career, winning the Cy Young with Cleveland in 1972 and San Diego in 1978, then the oldest player to win the award. He was selected to the All-Star game five times.

Becoming a Hall-of-Famer in 1991, Perry had a career record of 314-255, and finished with 3,554 strikeouts.