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Waterball Affair fuels Perry spitter controversy
A secret report alleges Cleveland operative Gaylord Jackson Perry threw 30 spitballs against the New York Yankees in a 7 2 game. The Waterball Affair centers on moistened baseballs and a pitching chart later shown on TV. Perry is seen touching his left sleeve before pitches while fans and Yankees debate the method and discipline.
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Gerald Esekenazi
New York Times
NEW York
Gaylord Jackson Perry
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Perry
Yankee
Bronx Bombers
Yanks
Times
American Broadcasting Company Television
Bobby Murcer
Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Murcer
Ralph Houk
Houk
Kuhn
Bobby
Dick Butler
American League
Horace Clarke
Elston Howard
Fritz Peterson
Peterson
Yankees
Clarke
Wide World of Sports
Thurman Munson
Munson