Cy Perkins
Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball most notably for the Philadelphia Athletics. Perkins batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed. He was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Perkins served as a catcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. 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 17 MLB seasons and 1,171 games played, Perkins was a.259 hitter with 933 hits, 175 doubles, 35 triples, 30 home runs, and 409 runs batted in.
Following his playing career, Perkins coached for 17 years in the Major Leagues with the Yankees, Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies. He worked with two World Series champions, the Yankees of 1932 and the Tigers of 1935, and for two league pennant-winners, the Tigers and the Phillies. He also managed Detroit in 1937 and posted a 6–9 record.
Cy Perkins died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 67.
