Bob Perry (baseball)

Biography

Melvin Gray "Bob" Perry (September 14, 1934 – July 2, 2017) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 131 games over parts of two seasons for the 1963–1964 Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. An outfielder, Perry was born in New Bern, North Carolina, where he graduated from high school; he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). Perry signed with the New York Giants in 1953, but spent a decade in the club's farm system—never reaching the major leagues—until the relocated San Francisco Giants sold his contract to the Angels on May 16, 1963. Along the way, Perry had one season of 30 home runs, and four campaigns of 20 or more long balls.

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