Cy Perkins

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Cy Perkins

Catcher
Born: (1896-02-27)February 27, 1896 Gloucester, Massachusetts
Died: October 2, 1963(1963-10-02) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1915 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1934 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	30
Runs batted in	409
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1915; 1917–1930) New York Yankees (1931) Detroit Tigers (1934)

Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins (February 27, 1896 – October 2, 1963) was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. Perkins batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Perkins served as a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics (1915, 1917–30), New York Yankees (1931) and Detroit Tigers (1934). He was the starting catcher for Philadelphia until Mickey Cochrane joined the team in 1925. After that Perkins served as a backup, being hailed as the man who taught Cochrane to catch without injuring his hands. He also was a member of the Athletics' World Series champion teams in 1929 and 1930.

In a 17-season career, Perkins was a .259 hitter with 30 home runs and 409 runs batted in from 1171 games played.

Following his playing career, Perkins coached for 17 years in the major leagues, with the Yankees (1932–33), Tigers (1934–39) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946–54). He worked with two World Series champions, the Yankees of 1932 and the Tigers of 1935, and for the Phillies' National League champion team in 1950. He also managed Detroit in 1937 (along with Cochrane and Del Baker) and posted a 6-9 record.

Perkins died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 67.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
The Deadball Era - obituary
The Virtual Card Collection

v t e New York Yankees 1932 World Series Champions

1 Earle Combs 2 Lyn Lary 3 Babe Ruth 4 Lou Gehrig 5 Frankie Crosetti 6 Ben Chapman 7 Jack Saltzgaver 8 Bill Dickey 9 Art Jorgens 10 George Pipgras 11 Lefty Gomez 12 Herb Pennock 14 Ed Wells 15 Red Ruffing 16 Wilcy Moore 17 Danny MacFayden 18 Johnny Allen 19 Jumbo Brown 20 Charlie Devens 20 Johnny Murphy 21 Joe Sewell 22 Doc Farrell 23 Tony Lazzeri 24 Sammy Byrd 26 Joe Glenn 27 Myril Hoag 28 Ivy Andrews 32 Eddie Phillips Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches 29 Art Fletcher 30 Jimmy Burke 31 Cy Perkins

Regular season Babe Ruth's called shot

v t e Detroit Tigers 1935 World Series Champions

2 Charlie Gehringer 3 Mickey Cochrane 4 Goose Goslin 5 Hank Greenberg 6 Gee Walker 7 Billy Rogell 8 Marv Owen 9 Pete Fox 10 Tommy Bridges 13 Elden Auker 14 Schoolboy Rowe 16 Alvin Crowder 17 Chief Hogsett 18 Vic Sorrell 19 Joe Sullivan 23 Ray Hayworth 24 Flea Clifton 25 Jo-Jo White Manager 3 Mickey Cochrane Coaches Del Baker Cy Perkins

Regular season

Detroit Tigers managers

Bob Glenalvin (1894)
Con Strouthers (1895–1896)
George Stallings (1896)
Bob Allen (1897)
Frank Graves (1897–1898)
Ollie Beard (1898)
Tony Mullane (1898)
George Stallings (1898-1901)
Frank Dwyer (1902)
Ed Barrow (1903–1904)
Bobby Lowe (1904)
Bill Armour (1905–1906)
Hughie Jennings (1907–1920)
Ty Cobb (1921–1926)
George Moriarty (1927–1928)
Bucky Harris (1929–1933)
Del Baker (1933)
Mickey Cochrane (1934–1937)
Del Baker (1936)
Cy Perkins (1937)
Del Baker (1937)
Mickey Cochrane (1938)
Del Baker (1938–1942)
Steve O'Neill (1943–1948)
Red Rolfe (1949–1952)
Fred Hutchinson (1952–1954)
Bucky Harris (1955–1956)
Jack Tighe (1957–1958)
Bill Norman (1958–1959)
Jimmy Dykes (1959–1960)
Billy Hitchcock (1960)
Joe Gordon (1960)
Bob Scheffing (1961–1963)
Chuck Dressen (1963–1964)
Bob Swift (1965)
Chuck Dressen (1965–1966)
Frank Skaff (1966)
Bob Swift (1966)
Mayo Smith (1967–1970)
Billy Martin (1971–1973)
Joe Schultz (1973)
Ralph Houk (1974–1978)
Les Moss (1979)
Dick Tracewski (1979)
Sparky Anderson (1979–1995)
Buddy Bell (1996–1998)
Larry Parrish (1998–1999)
Phil Garner (2000–2002)
Luis Pujols (2002)
Alan Trammell (2003–2005)
Jim Leyland (2006–2013)
Brad Ausmus (2014–)

Persondata
Name	Perkins, Cy
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	February 27, 1896
Place of birth	Gloucester, Massachusetts
Date of death	October 2, 1963
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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