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Cy Perkins

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 158lb (178cm, 71kg)

Born: February 27, 1896 in Gloucester, MA us

Died: October 2, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, MA

Debut: September 25, 1915 (Age 19-210d, 4,449th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 38-215d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: Ralph Foster Perkins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.8

3604

933

.259

329

RBI

409

OBP

.319

SLG

.352

OPS

.670

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1915	19	PHA	AL	7	24	20	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.200	.304	.250	.554	69	5		0	1			/2H

1917	21	PHA	AL	6	21	18	1	3	0	0	0	2	0		2	1	.167	.250	.167	.417	29	3		0	1			/2
1918	22	PHA	AL	68	232	218	9	41	4	1	1	14	1		8	15	.188	.217	.229	.446	34	50		0	4			2/H
1919	23	PHA	AL	101	340	305	22	77	12	7	2	29	2		27	22	.252	.313	.357	.671	88	109		0	4			2/6H
1920	24	PHA	AL	148	535	492	40	128	24	6	5	52	5	6	28	35	.260	.303	.364	.667	76	179		2	13			*2/4H
1921	25	PHA	AL	141	581	538	58	155	31	4	12	73	5	9	32	32	.288	.329	.428	.757	92	230		1	10			*2
1922	26	PHA	AL	148	561	505	58	135	20	6	6	69	1	7	40	30	.267	.322	.366	.689	78	185		1	14			*2/H	MVP-26
1923	27	PHA	AL	143	579	500	53	135	34	5	2	65	1	3	65	30	.270	.356	.370	.726	90	185		2	12			*2/H	MVP-20
1924	28	PHA	AL	128	435	392	31	95	19	4	0	32	3	4	31	20	.242	.304	.311	.616	58	122		4	5			*2
1925	29	PHA	AL	65	177	140	21	43	10	0	1	18	0	0	26	6	.307	.426	.400	.826	105	56		3	8			2/H5
1926	30	PHA	AL	63	181	148	14	43	6	0	0	19	0	2	18	7	.291	.371	.331	.702	81	49		1	14			2H
1927	31	PHA	AL	59	154	137	11	35	7	2	1	15	0	2	12	8	.255	.315	.358	.673	71	49		0	5			2H/3
1928	32	PHA	AL	19	31	29	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.172	.200	.172	.372	-3	5		0	1		0	2/H
1929	33	PHA	AL	38	84	76	4	16	4	0	0	9	0	0	5	4	.211	.259	.263	.522	33	20		0	3		1	2/H
1930	34	PHA	AL	20	40	38	1	6	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	3	.158	.200	.211	.411	2	8		0	0		0	2/H3
1931	35	NYY	AL	16	49	47	3	12	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	4	.255	.286	.277	.562	51	13		1	0		0	2

1934	38	DET	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0		0	/H
17 Yrs				1171	4025	3604	329	933	175	35	30	409	18	33	301	221	.259	.319	.352	.670	76	1268		15	95		1
162 Game Avg.				162	557	499	46	129	24	5	4	57	2		42	31	.259	.319	.352	.670	76	175		2	13
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PHA (15 yrs)				1154	3975	3556	326	921	174	35	30	402	18	33	300	217	.259	.319	.353	.672	76	1255		14	95		1
NYY (1 yr)				16	49	47	3	12	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	4	.255	.286	.277	.562	51	13		1	0		0
DET (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0		0