Editing Tony Pérez (section)

===Cincinnati reunion===
For the {{mlby|1983}} season, Pérez reunited with "Big Red Machine" teammates [[Pete Rose]] and [[Joe Morgan]] on the Philadelphia Phillies. Still a feared hitter based on his reputation, Pérez was a reserve player for their Phillies during their run to the World Series that year, and batted .242 in his five World Series appearances. Following the season, he returned to the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent, where he remained until his retirement following the {{mlby|1986}} season.<ref name="baseball-reference2"/>

In 1984, at age 42, he became the oldest player to hit a walk-off pinch-hit home run (off the Pirates' [[Don Robinson (baseball)|Don Robinson]]). On May 13, 1985, batting against [[Philadelphia Phillies]]' reliever [[Dave Rucker]], he became the oldest player (44) to hit a grand slam, breaking a 70-year-old record held by [[Honus Wagner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baseballbiography.com/tony-perez-1942 |title=The Ballplayers - Tony Perez |publisher=baseballbiography.com |access-date=March 31, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN198505130.shtml |title=May 13, 1985 Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=May 13, 1985 |access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> The new record stood until [[Julio Franco]] broke it at age 46 in 2004. Pérez was named National League Player of the Week during the final week of his career at age 44, when he went 8-for-19 with a home run, three doubles, and 6 runs batted in.<ref name="baseball-reference2"/>

His final career hit and RBI came on October 4, 1986, at [[Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati)|Riverfront Stadium]] when he hit a solo home run off [[San Diego Padres]] pitcher [[Ed Whitson]] in a 10–7 Reds win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN198610040.shtml |title=October 4, 1986 San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=October 4, 1986 |access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> The following day was the Reds' last game of the year and the final game of his career. In his final at-bat, he flied out against [[Andy Hawkins]] in a 2–1 Padres' win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN198610050.shtml |title=October 5, 1986 San Diego Padres at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=October 5, 1986 |access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>