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James Evan Perry
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: October 30, 1935, Williamston, NC
Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1956 season
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1959-1963; Minnesota Twins 1963-1972; Detroit Tigers 1973; Cleveland Indians 1974-1975; Oakland Athletics 1975
World Series Appearances: Minnesota Twins 1965
Jim Perry, older brother of Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry (#485), compiled an impressive 17-year big league career during which he was a three-time All-Star and the American League Cy Young Award winner in 1970. Perry came up with the Indians in 1959, and finished second that year in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Washington's Bob Allison (#30). He followed that up with an 18-win season in 1960, the first of five seasons in which he'd win at least 17 games. Perry was dealt to the Twins in May 1963, where he'd enjoy the best stretch of his career. As one of the Twins' top starters, along with Mudcat Grant (#306) and Jim Kaat (#290), Perry helped the club reach the World Series in 1965. He'd assume the role of staff ace later in the decade, winning 20 games in 1969 and a league-leading 24 games in 1970, narrowly winning the Cy Young Award over the Orioles' Dave McNally (#340).
Jim Perry, older brother of Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry (#485), compiled an impressive 17-year big league career during which he was a three-time All-Star and the American League Cy Young Award winner in 1970. Perry came up with the Indians in 1959, and finished second that year in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Washington's Bob Allison (#30). He followed that up with an 18-win season in 1960, the first of five seasons in which he'd win at least 17 games. Perry was dealt to the Twins in May 1963, where he'd enjoy the best stretch of his career. As one of the Twins' top starters, along with Mudcat Grant (#306) and Jim Kaat (#290), Perry helped the club reach the World Series in 1965. He'd assume the role of staff ace later in the decade, winning 20 games in 1969 and a league-leading 24 games in 1970, narrowly winning the Cy Young Award over the Orioles' Dave McNally (#340).
Perry would win 17 games in 1971 and another 17 games in 1974 during a return trip to the Indians. The Athletics released him on August 13, 1975, ending his playing career. He'd remain with the Athletics organization as a scout, and was responsible for signing catcher Terry Steinbach. Perry earned a lifetime record of 215-174 over 630 games pitched, with a 3.45 ERA and 1,576 strikeouts. His win total is currently 90th all-time and he's 99th all-time on the shutout leaderboard with 32. Only Phil (#355) and Joe Niekro (#43) have more lifetime wins than the Perry brothers. Perry was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in 2011.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #177
March 12, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Twins Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
Perry reached the 20-win mark for the first time in his career, and he'd record 24 wins the following season in 1970. He was the ace and a key component of the American League West winning Twins, with a 20-6 record and a 2.82 ERA over 46 games and 261 2/3 innings pitched. Perry recorded his 1,000 career strikeout on September 20th against the Pilots. He started Game 1 of the ALCS against the Orioles, allowing three solo home runs in his eight innings of work. With the Twins holding a 3-2 lead heading the bottom of the ninth, Perry allowed a lead-off home run to Boog Powell (#15), tying the game. The Orioles would ultimately win the game in the 12th, and would go on to sweep Perry and the Twins in three games.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #542
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17): 1959-1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2019 Topps Heritage Then and Now #TN-2
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 136 in the Beckett online database as of 11/14/23.
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 milestone 100th 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 +5
I think the photo used here is similar to the photo used for Perry's 1965 Topps card, which means it could come from way back in 1964. The back of the card contains the obligatory mention of Perry's younger brother, Gaylord, then a pitcher with the Giants.
Accuracy Index: Perry scores a +5 although the photo may be five years old.
1969 Season
Perry reached the 20-win mark for the first time in his career, and he'd record 24 wins the following season in 1970. He was the ace and a key component of the American League West winning Twins, with a 20-6 record and a 2.82 ERA over 46 games and 261 2/3 innings pitched. Perry recorded his 1,000 career strikeout on September 20th against the Pilots. He started Game 1 of the ALCS against the Orioles, allowing three solo home runs in his eight innings of work. With the Twins holding a 3-2 lead heading the bottom of the ninth, Perry allowed a lead-off home run to Boog Powell (#15), tying the game. The Orioles would ultimately win the game in the 12th, and would go on to sweep Perry and the Twins in three games.
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First Mainstream Card: 1959 Topps #542
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (17): 1959-1975
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2019 Topps Heritage Then and Now #TN-2
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 136 in the Beckett online database as of 11/14/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
As I often do with this set, I imagine the photo without the name/position circle and how off-center it'd look.
ReplyDeleteI'm finding it's a rarity in this set to find a photo that works well both with the circle and without it.
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