Perry, Jim (baseball) James Evan Perry, Jr. (born October 30, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from the United States. From 1959 until 1975, he threw for four different clubs. The right-hander was a member of the Minnesota Twins team that won the 1960 World Series. He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and San Francisco Giants. He was born in Salem, Oregon, but grew up in Chico, California. As a youth, he showed an interest in baseball, which prompted his parents to buy him a ticket to see Los Angeles Angels outfielder Joe DiMaggio in action. This is where his love for baseball started. After graduating from Chico High School, Perry attended Stanford University, where he played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinals. In 1957, his first year with the St. Louis Browns, he went 11-6 with a 3.12 ERA. The next season, he improved to 16-9 with a 2.67 ERA. This led to his being selected by the Minnesota Twins in the Rule 5 draft. He was returned to the Browns before the start of the 1959 season. That year, he had a 14-10 record and a 3.38 ERA in 32 appearances (three starts).