The player, in brief: Tony Perez was one of the most important pieces of the Big Red Machine. Between 1967 and 1977 the consistent Perez hit between 19 and 40 HR, and drove in between 90 and 129 RBI each year. In a 23-year career, mostly with Cincinnati but also Boston, Montreal and Philadelphia, he hit .279 with 379 HR and 1,652 RBI.
Post-playing career, in brief: Perez was a longtime coach and team executive, and had managerial stints with the Reds and Marlins. He is now retired.
My collection: I have 43 of his cards, from 1966 to 1987. I would be interested in trading for 1965 Topps #581, 1967 Topps #476, and 1971 Topps #580.
I didn't discover he played for the Expos until I returned to the hobby and started an Expos PC.
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