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He was born in Williamston, North Carolina and attended Campbell University until being signed by the Indians in 1956. He is the older brother of Hall Of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry and was a fine pitcher in his own right. Jim was a three-time All-Star and winner of the 1970 AL Cy Young Award . He finished his career with a record of 215-174. The Perry brothers trail only the Neikro brothers ( Phil and Joe ) for career victories by brothers.

Perry won at least 17 games, 5 times, and won at least 20 games, twice, capping off with 24 wins and 12 losses in 1970 , when he won the Cy Young Award.

In a 17-year career, Perry accumulated a 215-174 record in 630 games, 447 starts. He Struck Out 1576 and allowed 1258 Earned Run s in 3285 and 2/3 Innings Pitched . He is currently tied with Stan Coveleski for 78th On The All-time Win List .


TRIVIA


  • As a batter, Perry was a Switch-hitter and posted a respectable .199 Batting Average in his career

  • In 1959 , Jim Perry came in 2nd to Bob Allison in the Rookie Of The Year vote

  • On July 3 , 1973 , brothers Gaylord Perry (Indians) and Jim Perry (Tigers) pitched against each other for the only time in their careers. Neither finished the game, but Gaylord was charged with the 5–4 loss. Two Norm Cash home runs helped Detroit



HIGHLIGHTS


  • All-Star (1961, '70, '71)

  • Cy-Young Award winner (1970)

  • Top 10 in MVP voting twice (1969, '70)

  • Top 10 in the league in ERA, 5 times (1965, '66, '69, '70, '74)

  • Led the league in wins, twice (1960, '70)

  • Led the league in Shutout s once (1960), and made the top 10, three more times (1962, '69, '70)

  • Top 5 in Strikeout To Walk Ratio twice (1969, '70)



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