Earl Perry

Earl Franklin Perry

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 164 lb.
• School University of Oklahoma
• High School Webster High School (Tulsa)

• Born May 2, 1924
• Died May 4, 2017

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Biographical Information

Earl Perry played in the minor leagues from 1946 to 1951 and in 1953. Though he played in the high-flying West Texas-New Mexico League that year, 1950 was perhaps the highlight of his career when he hit .344 with 19 home runs and 34 doubles in 133 games for the Borger Gassers. He followed that up with a .303 batting average for Borger in 1951. He was mainly a pitcher in his first few seasons, from 1946 to 1948.

In 1952 and 1953, he was the manager for the Artesia Drillers, being replaced by Joe Bauman in June of 1953. In 1955, he managed the Port Arthur Sea Hawks, replacing Lou Fitzgerald and being replaced by Jack Bumgarner.

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