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Who is Gaylord Perry and What Does He Have to Do With The Apollo 11 Moon Landing?
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Gaylord Perry, Apollo 11, and the home run hit to the moon, San Francisco News
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Who is Gaylord Perry and What Does He Have to Do With The Apollo 11 Moon Landing?
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Gaylord Perry's Incredible Home Run on the Day of the Moon Landing
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TIL that Gaylord Perry's manager stated in 1964 that They'll put a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a homerun. On July 20, 1969, Perry would hit his first career
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TIL that Gaylord Perry's manager stated in 1964 that They'll put a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a homerun. On July 20, 1969, Perry would hit his first career
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Cheers, prayers and unusual home run: How MLB marked moon landing
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Gaylord Perry's Moonshot Mark my words, a man will walk on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run. - Alvin Dark, 1964. Guess what happened right after Apollo 11
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Gaylord Perry Quote: “They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home