▁so ▁long ▁to ▁play ▁every ▁day ▁and ▁now ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁you ▁cannot ▁go ▁down ▁like ▁this .” ▁▁ ▁The ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁SL G , ▁and ▁OP S ▁(. 7 7 4 ) ▁were ▁each ▁career ▁high s ; ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 1 1 9 ▁games , ▁and ▁collected ▁career - high s ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁hits ▁( 9 3 ), ▁home ▁runs ▁( 2 4 ), ▁R BI ▁( 6 3 ), ▁wal ks ▁( 4 5 ), ▁strike outs ▁( 1 2 7 ), ▁and ▁total ▁bases ▁( 1 7 6 ). ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁defense , ▁Pérez ▁led ▁all ▁American ▁League ▁( AL ) ▁field ers ▁with ▁ 1 , 0 8 2 ▁put outs . ▁ ▁With ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁ 4 9 ▁run ners ▁thrown ▁out ▁on ▁attempted ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁he ▁led ▁AL ▁catch ers ▁in ▁caught ▁ste aling ▁percentage ▁( 4 0 . 9 ); ▁he ▁also ▁led ▁AL ▁catch ers ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁double ▁plays ▁turned , ▁and ▁accum ulated ▁a ▁ 2 9 ▁Def ensive ▁R uns ▁Sav ed ▁( DR S ) ▁rating ▁to ▁lead ▁all ▁major ▁le agues ▁catch ers . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁Pérez ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁Field ing ▁Bible ▁Award , ▁Raw lings ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁all ▁field ers ▁and ▁at ▁catch er . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Writ