9, 6, 12, 11, 8, 8, 20, 24, 17, 13 This isn't the lottery. Those are the number of games Jim Perry won each year he played in a Twins uniform from 1963 through 1972. In ten seasons with he Twins Perry was 128-90 with a 3.15 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 113 ERA+ and had 17 shutouts. His pinnacle was winning the Cy Young Award in 1970 with a stellar 24-14 record with a 3.04 ERA accomplished by starting a league high 40 games. He was a key cog in the starting rotation for the Twins as the team won the Western Division in both 1969 and 1970 and now he's been elected to Twins Hall of Fame. It's an individual accomplishment I'm sure Jim Perry will savior since he's often overshadowed by his Hall of Fame and spitballing younger brother Gaylord Perry. Together they won 529 games in the major leagues, which is the second most wins by two brothers. Only the Niekro brothers have more with 539 wins. Congratulations to Jim Perry, another forgotten Twin now gets the recognition he deserves. Now let's do the same for Camilo Pascual.
Welcome home Jim Perry. I hope you'll enjoy your stay here. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a wash between the immaculate curveballer and Jim Perry for me. Hope Camilo gets nod next year!It's been a great pleasure seeing "The Saintly" half of the brothers Perry come back to Minnesota for events like "50 Greatest Twins" the past few years. He pitched one of first Twins games I ever saw...damn, just dated mysefl there, didn't I?
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