- Born
- Birth nameAtanasio Perez Rigal
- Nicknames
- Doggie
- Tony Perez
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Tony Perez was born on May 14, 1942 in Ciego De Avila, Cuba. He has been married to Juana (Pituka) de la Cantera since 1965. They have two children.
- SpouseJuana (Pituka) de la Cantera(1965 - present) (2 children)
- Number 24 jersey with the Cincinnati Reds
- Large frame and aggressive demeanor
- First Baseman/Third Baseman for Cincinnati Reds (1964-1976 and 1984-1986), Montreal Expos (1977-1979), Boston Red Sox (1980-1982) and Philadelphia Phillies (1983).
- Named to 7 National League All Star Teams (1967-1970 and 1974-1976).
- 1967 MLB All Star Game MVP.
- Finished 8th in voting for 1967 National League MVP for having .490 Slugging Percentage, 600 At Bats, 294 Total Bases, 26 Home Runs, 102 RBI, 61 Extra- Base Hits and 7 Sacrifice Flies in 156 Games.
- Finished 10th in voting for 1969 National League MVP for having .526 Slugging Percentage, 629 At Bats, 103 Runs, 185 Hits, 331 Total Bases, 31 Doubles, 37 Home Runs, 122 RBI, 131 Strikeouts, 70 Extra-Base Hits, 250 Times on Base and 7 Sacrifice Flies in 160 Games.
- When I was a boy growing up in Cuba, Luis Tiant was a national hero. Now I'm thirty-six and he's thirty-seven!
- I'm proud of my whole career. I had a great career. I played with a lot of great players on good teams, especially in Cincinnati. We won championships and World Series. I'm proud of that. The All-Star games. I'll be more proud when I get elected to the Hall of Fame. That would be the top.
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