By Jeremy Kahn

mercurynews.com photo: Former San Francisco Giant pitching great Gaylord Perry had his statue erected at Second Street entrance at AT&T Park in tribute on Saturday

SAN FRANCISCO-When you win 314 games in a Hall-of-Fame career, you destined to get a statue in your honor.

Gaylord Perry, who pitched for the San Francisco Giants from 1962-1971 was honored prior to the game against the Baltimore Orioles as the fifth member of the Giants to receive a statue that aligns the area outside of AT&T Park.

Perry, who played 22 years in the major leagues won 134 games for the Giants in the 10 years that he wore the Orange and Black, including a no-hitter on September 17, 1968 against the St. Louis Cardinals at Candlestick Park.

After leaving the Giants via a trade with the Cleveland Indians after the 1971 season, Perry moved on to play for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Kansas City before retiring after the 1983 season when he was an astonishing 45 years old.

Perry won his 300th game for the Mariners on May 6, 1982 at the Kingdome in a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees.

Asides from his 314 wins in his Hall-of-Famer career, Perry also struck out 3,534 batters in his career and that makes him one of seven pitchers to ever win 300 or more games and striking out 3,500 or more.