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| Jim Perry | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 30, 1935 Williamston, North Carolina |
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| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 23, 1959 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 5, 1975 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss record | 215-174 |
| Earned run average | 3.45 |
| Strikeouts | 1,576 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Evan Perry, Jr. (born October 30, 1935) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1975. He started his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1959. In 1963, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins where he played through the 1972 season. He finished his career with stints with the Detroit Tigers (1973), back with the Indians (1974-75) and finally the Oakland Athletics (1975).
He was born in Williamston, North Carolina and attended Campbell University until being signed by the Indians in 1956. He is the older brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry and was a fine pitcher in his own right. The Perry brothers trail only the Niekro brothers (Phil and Joe) for career victories by brothers. In 1959, Jim Perry came in 2nd to Bob Allison in the Rookie of the Year vote.
Perry was a three-time All-Star and won the 1970 AL Cy Young Award, when he posted a record of 24-12. He also won 20 games in 1969, and won at least 17 games five times. As a batter, Perry was a switch-hitter and posted a respectable .199 batting average in his career. On July 3, 1973, brothers Gaylord Perry (Indians) and Jim Perry (Tigers) pitched against each other for the only regular season game in their careers. Neither finished the game, but Gaylord was charged with the 5–4 loss. Two Norm Cash home runs helped Detroit.
In a 17-year career, Perry accumulated a 215-174 record in 630 games, 447 starts. He struck out 1576 and allowed 1258 earned runs in 3285⅔ innings pitched. He is currently tied with Stan Coveleski for 84th on the all-time win list.
His son, Chris, is a professional golfer who has won a tournament on the PGA Tour.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs
- Bio from Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins
| Preceded by Early Wynn Denny McLain |
American League Wins Champion 1960 (with Chuck Estrada) 1970 (with Cuellar & McNally) |
Succeeded by Whitey Ford Mickey Lolich |
| Preceded by Mike Cuellar & Denny McLain |
American League Cy Young Award 1970 |
Succeeded by Vida Blue |
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