Answer the following question: Harry Walter Perkowski (born September 6 1922) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1947 and 1955 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs (1947 194954) and Chicago Cubs (1955). Listed at 6' 2.5 196 lb. he batted and threw left-handed. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete