| Gerald Perry | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: (1960-10-30)October 30, 1960 (age 65) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1983, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 24, 1995, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 59 |
| Runs batted in | 396 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| As player As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Gerald June Perry (born October 30, 1960) is an American former professional baseballfirst baseman. He played from 1983 to 1995 for theAtlanta Braves,Kansas City Royals andSt. Louis Cardinals ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He is the nephew of former major-leaguerDan Driessen.
In 1988, Perry had his best season, batting .300. He was one of only five National League batters that hit .300 or better that season who had the required number of plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. Perry was a contender for the title virtually the entire season, but ended up fifth.Tony Gwynn won the title that season by batting .313. For his efforts, Perry was named to the 1988 NL All-Star team.
In 1993 he tied aSt. Louis Cardinals single-season club record with 24pinch hits, and in 1995 he became the Cardinals all-time pinch-hit leader with his 70th Cardinal pinch hit.[1]
Perry was hitting coach for theSeattle Mariners from 2000 to 2002, thePittsburgh Pirates from 2003 to 2005, theOakland Athletics in 2006, and theChicago Cubs from 2007 until he was fired on June 13, 2009. The Cubs replaced him withVon Joshua.[2] In 2011, the Athletics re-hired him as batting coach and let him go after the season ended.
He was the hitting coach for the AAAPawtucket Red Sox in 2012. Perry joined theErie SeaWolves for the 2013 season as their hitting coach.
He was the hitting coach for theUSA team in the2013 World Baseball Classic.[3]
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