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{{short description|American baseball player (1881-1954)}}
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|name=Clay Perry
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|position=[[Third baseman]]
|position=[[Third baseman]]
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|throws=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1881|12|18}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1881|12|18}}
|birth_place=[[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]]
|birth_place=[[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]], US
|death_date={{death date and age|1954|1|16|1881|12|18}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1954|1|16|1881|12|18}}
|death_place=[[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]]
|death_place=[[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]], US
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|debutdate= September 2
|debutdate= September 2
|debutyear= 1908
|debutyear= 1908
|debutteam= Detroit Tigers
|debutteam= Detroit Tigers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 13
|finaldate=September 13
|finalyear=1908
|finalyear=1908
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'''Clayton Shields Perry''' (December 18, 1881 - January 13, 1954) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player who played in seven games for the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1908. Born in [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]], Perry attended the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. In his seven games in the major leagues, Perry played third base and had 2 hits in 17 at bats for a .118 batting average.
'''Clayton Shields Perry''' (December 18, 1881 – January 13, 1954) was an American baseball player who played principally as a [[second baseman]] and [[third baseman]]. He played professional baseball for 14 years from 1905 to 1918, including seven games in [[Major League Baseball]] with the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1908.

==Early years==
Perry was born in 1881 in [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]]. He attended the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]].<ref name=BR>{{cite web|title=Clay Perry|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=July 22, 2019|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perrycl01.shtml}}</ref> He was a member of Wisconsin's Class of 1907 and played baseball for the [[Wisconsin Badgers baseball]] team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Personal|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=March 4, 1911|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34102600/personal/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Professional baseball player==
Perry appeared in seven games for the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1908. He played third base and had two hits in 17 at bats for a .118 batting average.<ref name=BR/> He was acquired by Detroit to fill in during an injury to the team's regular third baseman [[Bill Coughlin]].

Perry also played minor league baseball from 1905 to 1918, including stints with the Oskaloosa Quakers (1905), [[Montgomery Senators]] (1906–1908), [[Little Rock Travelers]] (1909), [[Chattanooga Lookouts]] (1910–1911), [[Nashville Volunteers]] (1911-1913), Mobile Gulls (1914–1915), Beaumont Oilers (1916–1917), and [[San Antonio Bronchos]] (1917–1918).<ref name=BRM>{{cite web|title=Clay Perry Minor League Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=July 22, 2019|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=perry-001cla}}</ref>

==Later years==
Perry was married to Hilda Bjoin Perry. He died in 1954 at Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was buried at Nora Cemetery in that city.<ref name=BR/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{findagrave|51952322|Clay Perry}}
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perrycl01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]
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*{{findagrave|id=51952322|name=Clay Perry}}


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| DATE OF DEATH = January 13, 1954
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Latest revision as of 04:21, 25 July 2024

Clay Perry
Third baseman
Born: (1881-12-18)December 18, 1881
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, US
Died: January 16, 1954(1954-01-16) (aged 72)
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 1908, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1908, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.118
Hits2
Runs batted in0
Teams

Clayton Shields Perry (December 18, 1881 – January 13, 1954) was an American baseball player who played principally as a second baseman and third baseman. He played professional baseball for 14 years from 1905 to 1918, including seven games in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers in 1908.

Early years

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Perry was born in 1881 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin.[1] He was a member of Wisconsin's Class of 1907 and played baseball for the Wisconsin Badgers baseball team.[2]

Professional baseball player

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Perry appeared in seven games for the Detroit Tigers in 1908. He played third base and had two hits in 17 at bats for a .118 batting average.[1] He was acquired by Detroit to fill in during an injury to the team's regular third baseman Bill Coughlin.

Perry also played minor league baseball from 1905 to 1918, including stints with the Oskaloosa Quakers (1905), Montgomery Senators (1906–1908), Little Rock Travelers (1909), Chattanooga Lookouts (1910–1911), Nashville Volunteers (1911-1913), Mobile Gulls (1914–1915), Beaumont Oilers (1916–1917), and San Antonio Bronchos (1917–1918).[3]

Later years

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Perry was married to Hilda Bjoin Perry. He died in 1954 at Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was buried at Nora Cemetery in that city.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Clay Perry". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Personal". Wisconsin State Journal. March 4, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clay Perry Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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