Alonzo Perry

Alonzo Thomas Perry (April 14, 1923 - October 13, 1982) was a professional baseball first baseman and pitcher in the Negro leagues and in the Dominican and Mexican Leagues. He played from 1940 to 1963 with several teams.[1]

Alonzo Perry
First baseman/Pitcher
Born: (1923-04-14)April 14, 1923
Birmingham, Alabama
Died: October 13, 1982(1982-10-13) (aged 59)
Birmingham, Alabama
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Homestead Grays
Last Mexican League appearance
1963, for the Sultanes de Monterrey
Teams

While with the Barons, Perry was a teammate of Willie Mays in the late '40s. Piper Davis, the manager, had most of the players take turns watching out for the young Mays—except for Perry and Jimmy Newberry. "No one knew what they would get into after a game. They liked the ladies and they liked their beer," Mays said.[2]

References

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. Mays, Willie (1988). Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 39. ISBN 0671632922.


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