Ron Perranoski

Ronald Peter Perranoski (born April 1, 1936) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher, having played from 1961 through 1973.

In 1963, Perranoski won 16 of 19 relief decisions for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would go on to win that year's World Series in four consecutive games over the New York Yankees. He appeared in Game Two of that Series and earned a save in relief of Johnny Podres.

Perranoski grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where he attended Fair Lawn High School.

Perranoski attended Michigan State University, where he was a teammate and friend of Dick Radatz, who also would become a standout reliever in the 1960s. After his playing career ended, Perranoski was the Dodgers' minor league pitching coordinator (1973–80), then the MLB pitching coach for Los Angeles for 14 seasons (1981–94). He joined the San Francisco Giants as minor league pitching coordinator in 1995, was promoted to bench coach in 1997 and then to pitching coach in 1998-99. He has been a special assistant to general manager Brian Sabean since 2000.

In 1983, Perranoski was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Transactions

June 9, 1958: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

April 8, 1960: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Lee Handley (minors), Johnny Goryl, and $25,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Zimmer.

November 28, 1967: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob Miller and Johnny Roseboro to the Minnesota Twins for Mudcat Grant and Zoilo Versalles.

July 30, 1971: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Minnesota Twins.

July 31, 1972: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

August 7, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 19, 1972: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 6, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 4, 1973: Released by the California Angels.