Tony Perez

    • Born: May 14, 1942
    • Nicknames: "Big Dog," "Doggie"
    • Father of Eduardo Perez
    • 7 time All-Star
    • 1967 MLB All-Star Game MVP
    • Hit the first home run in Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium
    • 7 times recorded 100+ RBI seasons
    • Elected to MLB Hall of Fame in 2000
  • Atanasio Tony Perez Rigal was a fixture on Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" baseball clubs of the 1970s. A native Cuban, he left a job in a Havana sugar cane factory to sign with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1967 he notched the first of seven 100-RBI campaigns, concluding his career with 1,652 RBI over 23 Major League seasons. Respected for his clutch hitting, he belted 3 home runs in the 1975 World Series, including a key two-run shot in Game 7, one of two World Championships he earned.

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