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Ronald Peter Perranoski
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: April 1, 1936, Paterson, NJ
Signed: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent, June 9, 1958
Major League Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers 1961-1967; Minnesota Twins 1968-1971; Detroit Tigers 1971-1972; Los Angeles Dodgers 1972; California Angels 1973
World Series Appearances: Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, 1965-1966
Died: October 2, 2020, Vero Beach, FL (age 84)
Ron Perranoski spent 13 seasons in the majors as a successful lefty reliever and another 17 seasons in the majors as a pitching coach for the Dodgers and Giants. Perranoski led the league in appearances with 70 in his sophomore season of 1962, and repeated the feat with a league-leading 69 appearances in 1963. He was a key member of the Dodgers bullpen during their World Series Champion years of 1963 and 1965. Dealt to the Twins with Bob Miller (#403) and John Roseboro (#218) in November 1967 for Mudcat Grant (#306) and Zoilo Versalles (#38), Perranoski would enjoy his best season as the Twins' closer. He led the league in saves with 31 in 1969 and 34 in 1970, earning MVP votes in both seasons. Minnesota won the A.L. West pennant in 1969 and 1970, but fell to the Orioles both years in the ALCS. Perranoski would retire following the 1973 season and 737 career appearances, which currently ranks 89th on the all-time list. He was 79-74 with a 2.79 ERA and 178 saves, striking out 687 over 1,174 2/3 innings pitched.
Perranoski served as the Dodgers' minor league pitching coordinator between 1973 and 1980, and then as the team's pitching coach between 1981 and 1994. The Dodgers would win two more World Series titles in 1981 and 1988, giving Perranoski four rings total with the club. He'd conclude his on-field baseball career as a coach for the rival Giants, and manager Dusty Baker, between 1997 and 1999. Perranoski moved to the Giants front office where he served as a special assistant to the general manager between 2000 and 2014.
Died: October 2, 2020, Vero Beach, FL (age 84)
Ron Perranoski spent 13 seasons in the majors as a successful lefty reliever and another 17 seasons in the majors as a pitching coach for the Dodgers and Giants. Perranoski led the league in appearances with 70 in his sophomore season of 1962, and repeated the feat with a league-leading 69 appearances in 1963. He was a key member of the Dodgers bullpen during their World Series Champion years of 1963 and 1965. Dealt to the Twins with Bob Miller (#403) and John Roseboro (#218) in November 1967 for Mudcat Grant (#306) and Zoilo Versalles (#38), Perranoski would enjoy his best season as the Twins' closer. He led the league in saves with 31 in 1969 and 34 in 1970, earning MVP votes in both seasons. Minnesota won the A.L. West pennant in 1969 and 1970, but fell to the Orioles both years in the ALCS. Perranoski would retire following the 1973 season and 737 career appearances, which currently ranks 89th on the all-time list. He was 79-74 with a 2.79 ERA and 178 saves, striking out 687 over 1,174 2/3 innings pitched.
Perranoski served as the Dodgers' minor league pitching coordinator between 1973 and 1980, and then as the team's pitching coach between 1981 and 1994. The Dodgers would win two more World Series titles in 1981 and 1988, giving Perranoski four rings total with the club. He'd conclude his on-field baseball career as a coach for the rival Giants, and manager Dusty Baker, between 1997 and 1999. Perranoski moved to the Giants front office where he served as a special assistant to the general manager between 2000 and 2014.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #126
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Twins Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was to be Perranoski's career year. He led the league in both games finished (52) and saves (31), and finished 13th in the league's MVP voting. His Twins were swept in three games in the ALCS against the Orioles. Perranoski was on the mound at the close of all three games for the Twins. In Game 1, in his fourth inning of relief, he surrendered the game-winning bunt single to Paul Blair (#506) that won the game for the Orioles in the 12th inning. In Game 2, with runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the 11th, he allowed a game-winning single to Curt Motton (#37), as the Orioles prevailed, 1-0. And in Game 3, with the Twins' bullpen depleted, he entered in the final inning for mop-up work in an eventual 11-2 loss.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #525
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1961-1972, 1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1987 Topps #431
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 89 in the Beckett online database as of 9/12/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
In mid-March, Doug and I attended the Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show, held within the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. My main focus for this show was accumulating as many 1969 Topps commons as possible, which I did by adding a grand total of 193 cards to our set. That's almost 30% of the entire set added in one enjoyable afternoon. I wrote a full summary of the show in a post over at The Phillies Room, found here.
This is the 49th of the 193 commons and semi-stars purchased, pulled and stacked from the first two neon green binders housing 1969 Topps cards at the multi-table spread of Uncle Dick's Cards from Babylon, New York. My method was simple - I pulled up a chair, found a card I needed, picked the best of the group from the binder page and set it aside. After each 100 cards, I'd ask the dealer to tell me how much damage I had done so far. With a budget in mind, I kept going twice, continuing after card #100 and card #200, and stopping at card #298. The final amount due was 17% off the sticker price for the pile of 193 cards, with this card costing me $1.25.
The Card / Twins Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
There are two variations of this card available - one with the "LA" on Perranoski's hat still slightly visible, and another where the "LA" is completely obscured. The latter version is going into our set build. After receiving Twins baseball cards in the 1968 and 1969 Topps sets, but appearing in a Dodgers' uniform, Perranoski finally showed up in a Twins uniform in the 1970 Topps set.
Accuracy Index: In what's becoming a fairly standard rating, Perranoski's card earns a -8 for the Dodgers' uniform (-5) and the hat with no logo (-3).
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was to be Perranoski's career year. He led the league in both games finished (52) and saves (31), and finished 13th in the league's MVP voting. His Twins were swept in three games in the ALCS against the Orioles. Perranoski was on the mound at the close of all three games for the Twins. In Game 1, in his fourth inning of relief, he surrendered the game-winning bunt single to Paul Blair (#506) that won the game for the Orioles in the 12th inning. In Game 2, with runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the 11th, he allowed a game-winning single to Curt Motton (#37), as the Orioles prevailed, 1-0. And in Game 3, with the Twins' bullpen depleted, he entered in the final inning for mop-up work in an eventual 11-2 loss.
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First Mainstream Card: 1961 Topps #525
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1961-1972, 1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1987 Topps #431
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 89 in the Beckett online database as of 9/12/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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