Ron Perranoski

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Ronald Peter Perranoski (born April 1, 1936 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher, having played from 1961 through 1973.

In 1963, Perranoski won 16 of 19 relief decisions for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would go on to win the 1963 World Series in four consecutive games over the New York Yankees. He appeared in one World Series game that season, and earned a save.

Perranoski grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where he attended Fair Lawn High School.^[1]

Perranoski attended Michigan State University, where he was a teammate and friend of Dick Radatz, who also would become a standout reliever in the 1960s. After his playing career ended, Perranoski was the Dodgers' minor league pitching coordinator (1973-80), then the MLB pitching coach for Los Angeles for 14 seasons (1981-94). He joined the San Francisco Giants as minor league pitching coordinator in 1995, was promoted to bench coach in 1997 and then to pitching coach in 1998-99. He has been a special assistant to general manager Brian Sabean since 2000.

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[edit] Transactions

• June 9, 1958: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
• April 8, 1960: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lee Handley (minors), Johnny Goryl, and $25,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Zimmer.
• November 28, 1967: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob Miller and Johnny Roseboro to the Minnesota Twins for Mudcat Grant and Zoilo Versalles.
• July 30, 1971: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.
• July 31, 1972: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
• August 7, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• October 19, 1972: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• April 6, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
• October 4, 1973: Released by the California Angels.

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• May 19, 1962: Stan Musial gets hit number 3,431, to break Honus Wagner's recognized National League record of 3,430, as St. Louis Cardinals downs the Dodgers 8–1. Musial's 9th-inning single comes off Ron Perranoski.
• Led National League in Won-Loss % in 1963 (.842).
• Led National League in Games in 1962 (70), 1963 (69) and 1967 (70).
• Led American League in Saves in 1969 (31) and 1970 (34).
• Led National League in Games Finished in 1964 (52) and American League in 1969 (52).
• Ranks 98th on MLB Career ERA List (2.98).
• Ranks 54th on MLB Career Games List (737).
• Ranks 48th on MLB Career Saves List (173).
• Ranks 37th on MLB Career Games Finished List (458).
• Member of Dodgers' 1963 and 1965 World Series Championship and 1966 National League Pennant teams.
• Member of Twins' 1969 and 1970 American League Western Division Championship teams.
• Member of Tigers' 1972 American League Eastern Division Championship team.
• In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Perranoski was the relief pitcher on Stein's Polish team.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball saves champions
• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Baseball-Reference.com
• First Game boxscore

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