Tony Perez
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Atanasio Perez Rigal
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000
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[edit] Biographical Information
Tony Perez is a Hall of Famer who played 23 years in the big leagues, driving in 1652 runs (# 21 on the all-time list). He was part of several World Series teams, including the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970's and the 1983 Philadelphia Phillies which reunited some of the Big Red Machine players.
The selection of Perez to the Hall of Fame in 2000 promises to be the most important selection in years, because of the shape of Perez's career. Perez, although he had a very long career, was never an MVP and never led the league in any offensive category. His selection gives fodder for the fans of other similar players who have not yet gotten into the Hall of Fame. According to the similarity scores method, the most similar players are Harold Baines, Dave Parker, Andre Dawson, Rusty Staub, and Dwight Evans, none of whom are in the Hall of Fame (and some of whom added significant defensive skills on top of the offensive skills that the similarity scores method measures).
He is the father of Eduardo Perez and minor leaguer Victor Perez.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 11, 2000 by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Quote: "When there's a runner in scoring position, I can't think of any batter I'd rather have at the plate than Perez." - Sparky Anderson.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1964 MVP Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres
- 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 7-time NL All-Star (1967-1970 & 1974-1976)
- 1967 All-Star Game MVP
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 9 (1967, 1969-1975 & 1980)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1969 & 1970)
- 40-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1970)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 7 (1967, 1969, 1970, 1973-1975 & 1980)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1969 & 1970)
- Won two World Series with the Cincinnati Reds (1975 & 1976)
- Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 2000
| Preceded by Lou Piniella | Cincinnati Reds Manager 1993 | Succeeded by Davey Johnson |
| Preceded by John Boles | Florida Marlins Manager 2001 | Succeeded by Jeff Torborg |
[edit] Year-By-Year Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | Record | Finish | Organization | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | National League | 20-24 | -- | Cincinnati Reds | replaced by Davey Johnson on May 24 | |
| 2001 | Florida Marlins | National League | 54-60 | 4th | Florida Marlins | replaced John Boles (22-26) on May 27 |
