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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-7-2079
Eddie Perkins Center Field
Retired (1980, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .225 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .609 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 306 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 03-15-1946
HR 14 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1964)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(52 games)
RBI 155
SB 39
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (15.6%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B (64.9%) CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1968 KC
8
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
.222
.111
.111
.000
.111
1969 KC-BRO-STL
15
28
1
5
1
0
0
2
2
4 0 1
0
0 0
.440
.226
.214
.036
.179
1971 STL
127
475
46
118
25
5
4
59
40
102 2 4
0
0 6
.654
.307
.347
.099
.248
1972 STL
136
544
59
121
15
12
7
66
37
114 3 2
30
6 6
.607
.275
.333
.110
.222
1973 STL
44
163
19
33
6
3
2
12
11
35 1 1
4
4 7
.569
.256
.313
.110
.202
1974 STL
15
25
4
9
3
0
1
4
0
4 1 1
2
0 1
.970
.370
.600
.240
.360
1975 STL
13
13
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2 0 0
1
0 0
.231
.077
.154
.077
.077
1976 STL
28
39
7
8
2
2
0
2
6
3 0 0
2
0 0
.670
.311
.359
.154
.205
1977 STL
16
31
4
6
3
0
0
7
2
3 0 0
0
0 0
.533
.242
.290
.097
.194
1978 STL
18
18
0
4
0
0
0
2
1
3 0 0
0
0 0
.485
.263
.222
.000
.222
1979 STL
3
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0 0 0
0
0 0
.111
.111
.000
.000
.000
1980 STL
2
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3 0 0
0
0 0
.111
.111
.000
.000
.000
Total
425
1361
142
306
56
22
14
155
101
274 7 9
39
10 20
.609
.280
.329
.104
.225
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Eddie Perkins has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1971-05-02The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed J B Books to Eddie Perkins.
1971-03-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted J B Books to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Chuck Keough to the major league team.
1969-10-03The St. Louis Cardinals have sent J B Books to the minors.
1969-09-29The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted J B Books to the major league team.
1969-07-06The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired J B Books from the waiver wire.
1969-07-02The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have waived J B Books.
1969-05-23A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Brooklyn Lawnmowers. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers receive Doug Radar, J B Books, Dick Milosevich from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Al Lindsey.
1969-05-07The Kansas City Athletics have promoted George Burns to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent J B Books to the minors.
1969-04-04The Kansas City Athletics have promoted J B Books to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Dick Milosevich to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Hank Fowler for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Gracie Davis to the minors.
1969-03-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ron Flores to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Gene Quirk to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Hank Nonnenkamp to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent J B Books to the minors.
1968-09-11The Kansas City Athletics have promoted J B Books to the major league team.
1967-06-14The Kansas City Athletics have acquired J B Books from the waiver wire.
1967-06-10The Chicago SOX have waived J B Books.
1966-10-23The Chicago SOX have acquired J B Books from the waiver wire.
1966-10-16The Kansas City Athletics have waived J B Books.
1966-04-30A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Franklin Jackson, J B Books, Bobby Allen from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Bob Lombardozzi.
1965-04-04The Philadelphia Dong have renamed Eddie Perkins to J B Books.
1965-04-01The Philadelphia Dong have acquired Eddie Perkins from the waiver wire.