Bill_McCurdy
09-27-2006, 05:39 AM
September 27, 2006. As the 57th oldest of 63 living former Browns, shorstop Perry Currin is celebrating birthday anniversary # 78 this morning!
Happy Birthday, Perry Currin!
Former shorstop Perry Currin broke into the major leagues as an 18-year old rookie with the St. Louis Browns on June 29, 1947. Between that date and September 17, 1947, Perry Currin played his entire big league career of 3 games, garnering 2 official times at bat, no hits, and only 1 walk to show for his complete offensive opportunity.
Currin spent most of that 1947 rookie season playing shortsop and hitting .251 with Springfield of the Three-I League. Currin returned to play for Springfield in 1948, hitting .246 in his 2nd pro year, but he never again got another call up by the Browns, or anyone else, to play in the majors. - Currin would go on to hit .272 for Aberdeen of the Northern League in 1949; .210 with 8 HR's for Wichita of the Western Association in 1950; and .268 with 8 HR's for Anderson of the Tri-State in 1951. That would be it for the professional baseball career of Perry Currin. He was gone for good by the time he had reached his 23rd birthday. He spent the next 55 years taking good enough care of himself to be here this morning for his 78th birthday celebration. He didn't need a bat to do that.
Happy Birthday, Perry Currin!
Former shorstop Perry Currin broke into the major leagues as an 18-year old rookie with the St. Louis Browns on June 29, 1947. Between that date and September 17, 1947, Perry Currin played his entire big league career of 3 games, garnering 2 official times at bat, no hits, and only 1 walk to show for his complete offensive opportunity.
Currin spent most of that 1947 rookie season playing shortsop and hitting .251 with Springfield of the Three-I League. Currin returned to play for Springfield in 1948, hitting .246 in his 2nd pro year, but he never again got another call up by the Browns, or anyone else, to play in the majors. - Currin would go on to hit .272 for Aberdeen of the Northern League in 1949; .210 with 8 HR's for Wichita of the Western Association in 1950; and .268 with 8 HR's for Anderson of the Tri-State in 1951. That would be it for the professional baseball career of Perry Currin. He was gone for good by the time he had reached his 23rd birthday. He spent the next 55 years taking good enough care of himself to be here this morning for his 78th birthday celebration. He didn't need a bat to do that.