Jim Perry (baseball)

James Evan Perry Jr. (born October 30, 1935) is anAmerican former professionalbaseball pitcher. He pitched inMajor League Baseball (MLB) from 1959 to 1975 for theCleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins,Detroit Tigers, andOakland Athletics. During a 17-year baseball career, Perry compiled 215wins, 1,576strikeouts, and a 3.45earned run average. He won theCy Young Award in 1970 and was a three-timeMLB All-Star. He and his younger brotherGaylord Perry, who were Cleveland teammates in 1974–1975, became the first brothers to both win 200 games in the major leagues, and remain the only brothers to both win Cy Young Awards.

Jim Perry

Pitcher
Born: (1935-10-30)October 30, 1935 (age 89) Williamston, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1959, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
August 5, 1975, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	215–174
Earned run average	3.45
Strikeouts	1,576
Stats atBaseball Reference

Teams
Cleveland Indians (1959–1963) Minnesota Twins (1963–1972) Detroit Tigers (1973) Cleveland Indians (1974–1975) Oakland Athletics (1975)
Career highlights and awards
3×All-Star (1961,1970,1971) AL Cy Young Award (1970) 2×AL wins leader (1960, 1970) Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame

Career

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Perry was born inWilliamston, North Carolina and attendedCampbell University until being signed by the Indians in 1956. He is the older brother ofHall of Fame pitcherGaylord Perry. The Perry brothers trail only the Niekro brothers (Phil andJoe) for career victories by brothers. In 1959, Jim Perry came in 2nd toBob Allison in theRookie of the Year vote. Perry followed up with an 18-win season in 1960.

Perry was a three-time All-Star and won the 1970 ALCy Young Award, when he posted a record of 24–12. Jim and Gaylord Perry are the only brothers in Major League history to both win Cy Young Awards. He also won 20 games in 1969, and won at least 17 games five times. As a batter, Perry was aswitch-hitter and posted a respectable .199batting average with 5home runs and 59RBI 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. TwoNorm Cash home runs helped Detroit.

He was the opposing pitcher in three no-hitters, a feat not matched untilZach Plesac, who did so in a single season in 2021.

He is currently tied withStan Coveleski for84th on the all-time win list.

Retirement

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Following his final year with Oakland, Perry retired to his North Carolina home where he keeps busy with charitable events, especially golf tournaments. His son,Chris, is a professionalgolfer who has won a tournament on thePGA Tour.

He was selected for membership inOmicron Delta Kappa in 1978 at Campbell University.^{[citation needed]}

On June 11, 2011, Perry was inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame in a ceremony prior to a Twins home game and attended by current members includingRod Carew,Bert Blyleven,Rick Aguilera,Gary Gaetti,Tom Kelly,Jim Rantz, andTony Oliva.^[1]

On November 11, 2012, Campbell University announced that their renovated baseball stadium would be renamedJim Perry Stadium. Perry attendedCampbell University from 1956 to 1959.^[2]