Tony Perez
MLB debut July 26, 1964 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance October 5, 1986 for the Cincinnati Reds Career statistics Batting average .279 Hits 2,732 Home runs 379 Runs batted in 1,652 Teams As player Cincinnati Reds (1964–1976) Montreal Expos (1977–1979) Boston Red Sox (1980–1982) Philadelphia Phillies (1983) Cincinnati Reds (1984–1986) As manager Cincinnati Reds (1993) Florida Marlins (2001) Career highlights and awards 7× All-Star (1967–1970, 1974–1976) 3× World Series champion (1975, 1976, 1990) MLB All-Star Game MVP (1967) Cincinnati Reds #24 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2000 Vote 77.15% (ninth ballot) Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal (born May 14, 1942), is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Variously nicknamed "Big Dog","Big Doggie", "Doggie", and "The Mayor of Riverfront", the slugging seven-time All-Star split his career between third and first base, earning three World Series rings during a twenty-three year career. Along with fellow stars Pete Rose and Johnny Bench, Pérez was a key member of Cincinnati's celebrated "Big Red Machine". Following a thirteen year initial stint with the Reds (1964–76), he played for the Montreal Expos (1977–79), Boston Red Sox (1980–82) and Philadelphia Phillies (1983) before returning to Cincinnati for his final three seasons (1984–86). He finished his career with a .279 batting average, 379 home runs, 1,652 runs batted in and 1,272 runs scored. After retiring, Pérez went on to coach and later manage the Reds and manage the Florida Marlins. He currently holds the title of Special Assistant to the General Manager with the Marlins. He has been with the Marlins organization since they were created in 1993, as the Florida Marlins. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.