| Gerald Perry | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: October 30, 1960 Savannah, Georgia |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1983 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 24, 1995 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .265 |
| Hits | 832 |
| RBI | 396 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gerald June Perry (born October 30, 1960 in Savannah, Georgia) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 to 1995 for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. Perry was selected to the 1988 National League All-Star team. In 1993 he tied a St. Louis Cardinal single-season club record with 24 pinch hits, and in 1995 he became the Cardinals' all-time pinch-hit leader with 70th Cardinal pinch hit.[1]
Perry was hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners from 2000–2002, the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2003–2005, the Oakland Athletics in 2006, and the Chicago Cubs from 2007 until he was fired on June 13, 2009. The Cubs replaced him with Von Joshua.[2] In 2011, the Athletics re-hired him as batting coach and let go after the season ended.