The elder Perry was traded over to the Tigers for cash and Danny Fife after a very nice ten-year run for the Twins, which included a Cy Young Award in 1970 when he led the league with 24 wins.
He’d end up putting in a solid year for the Tigers, going 14-13 over 35 appearances, with a 4.03 earned run average over 203 innings of work.
Nevertheless, after the season he was on the move again, going from the Tigers back to the team he came up with, the Cleveland Indians, which also allowed him to team up with his brother Gaylord.
Jim 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.
