Cy Perkins was a useful, if not spectacular catcher who played 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics during his career that lasted from 1915 to 1934.
This card represents his last season with the A’s in 1930. While Bill Terry, Chuck Klein and Hack Wilson were racking up stats for Monster Cards, Perkins went 6 for 38 for a .158 batting average with just two doubles. As third string catcher behind Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane and Wally Schang, there wasn’t much playing time for ‘ol Cy though he did manage to start six games behind the plate.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Totals | 20 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .200 | .211 |
With two doubles in 40 plate appearances, it seems APBA was generous with extra-base numbers with Perkins. He could have gotten away with one 66-6 or maybe two zeroes and a sloppy second column.
I couldn’t find any GIDP data for 1930 but APBA gave him five 24s. Though, he received two 31s, he’s not an ideal Hit and Run candidate. He has both a 36-33 and a 56-34.
Ugly numbers: 25-36, 51-38, 21-24
Perkins has a 31-14 and a 51-38. It’s interesting that his better number is on the 31 rather on the 51. On the last few sets that APBA has been releasing, that been more commonplace (ie 31-9 and a 51-14). This set was released in 1989.
One final note on Cy Perkins… he actually received two votes for the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1958.
