Marty Perez Notable

b. February 28, 1946 · California Angels 1969–1970, Atlanta Braves 1971–1976, San Francisco Giants 1976, New York Yankees 1977, Oakland Athletics 1977–1978

Marty Perez played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the California Angels in 1969 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1978. His longest stay was with the Atlanta Braves, from 1971 to 1976.

Across 931 games he batted .246, with 771 hits and 313 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 108 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 465 games at shortstop, with 1,263 assists and 86 errors. He turned 264 double plays. He also played 434 games at second base.

He was born in Visalia, CA, USA on February 28, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	CAL	13	13	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.231
1970	CAL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
1971	ATL	130	410	28	93	15	3	4	32	25	44	1	.227
1972	ATL	141	479	33	109	13	1	1	28	30	55	0	.228
1973	ATL	141	501	66	125	15	5	8	57	49	66	2	.250
1974	ATL	127	447	51	116	20	5	2	34	35	51	2	.260
1975	ATL	120	461	50	127	14	2	2	34	37	44	2	.275
1976	ATL/SFG	124	428	49	110	17	1	3	32	38	37	3	.257
1977	NYY/OAK	116	377	32	88	14	5	2	23	29	66	1	.233
1978	OAK	16	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.000
Career	—	931	3131	313	771	108	22	22	241	245	369	11	.246

On this day & linked events

1946

Born February 28, 1946

Visalia, CA, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Marty Perez

Marty Perez made a major-league debut on September 9, 1969.

1978

Final major-league game: Marty Perez

Marty Perez played a final major-league game on May 16, 1978.

Image: San Francisco Giants, public domain