Gerald Perry Notable

b. October 30, 1960 · Atlanta Braves 1983–1989, Kansas City Royals 1990, St. Louis Cardinals 1991–1995

Gerald Perry played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1983 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995.

Across 1,193 games he batted .265, with 832 hits and 383 runs. He finished with 59 home runs, 150 doubles and 142 stolen bases.

He played 656 games at first base, with 5,532 putouts and 73 errors. He turned 477 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1988.

He was born in Savannah, GA, USA on October 30, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1988
Player of the Week	1	1983

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1983	ATL	27	39	5	14	2	0	1	6	5	4	0	.359
1984	ATL	122	347	52	92	12	2	7	47	61	38	15	.265
1985	ATL	110	238	22	51	5	0	3	13	23	28	9	.214
1986	ATL	29	70	6	19	2	0	2	11	8	4	0	.271
1987	ATL	142	533	77	144	35	2	12	74	48	63	42	.270
1988	ATL	141	547	61	164	29	1	8	74	36	49	29	.300
1989	ATL	72	266	24	67	11	0	4	21	32	28	10	.252
1990	KCR	133	465	57	118	22	2	8	57	39	56	17	.254
1991	STL	109	242	29	58	8	4	6	36	22	34	15	.240
1992	STL	87	143	13	34	8	0	1	18	15	23	3	.238
1993	STL	96	98	21	33	5	0	4	16	18	23	1	.337
1994	STL	60	77	12	25	7	0	3	18	15	12	1	.325
1995	STL	65	79	4	13	4	0	0	5	6	12	0	.165
Career	—	1193	3144	383	832	150	11	59	396	328	374	142	.265

On this day & linked events

1960

Born October 30, 1960

Savannah, GA, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Gerald Perry

Gerald Perry made a major-league debut on August 11, 1983.

1995

Final major-league game: Gerald Perry

Gerald Perry played a final major-league game on August 24, 1995.

Image: Atlanta Braves, public domain