The 215-game winner sort of bounced around his final three years in the Majors, going from Minnesota to Detroit, to Cleveland then to Oakland between 1972 and 1975.
This trade had him going from the Tigers back to the team he came up with, also allowing him to team up with his Hall of Fame brother Gaylord.
Perry didn’t disappoint, going 17-12 with a 2.96 earned run average over 36 starts, tossing three shutouts, all at the age of 38 in his 16th season in the Big Leagues.
By the time he retired after 1975, he finished with those 215 wins, along with a 3.45 ERA and 32 shutouts over 630 appearances, winning 20 games twice, including his Cy Young winning 1970 season with the Twins when he won a career-high 24, teaming up with his brother to combine for over 500 MLB wins.
Amazing.
