Ralph Terry

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Ralph Terry
Terry in 1964
Pitcher
Born: (1936-01-09)January 9, 1936
Big Cabin, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: March 16, 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 86)
Larned, Kansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 6, 1956, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 22, 1967, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record107–99
Earned run average3.62
Strikeouts1,000
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Ralph Willard Terry (January 9, 1936 – March 16, 2022) was an American

Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets. He later enjoyed a successful career as a professional golfer
.

Early life

Terry was born in

University of Kansas City.[3] He was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees on November 19, 1953.[1]

Baseball career

Independence Indians (1953)

Terry played for the Independence Indians in the

Independence Yankees in 1949.[4]

New York Yankees (1956–1957)

Terry played two seasons in the minor leagues from 1954 to 1956.[3][5] He made his MLB debut on August 6, 1956, at the age of 20,[1] pitching 5+2⁄3 innings, striking out four, and being the winning pitcher in a 4–3 win over the Boston Red Sox.[6] He ultimately posted a 1–2 win–loss record and a 9.45 earned run average (ERA) in three starts in his first MLB season. The following year, he appeared in seven games, making two starts, before being traded to the Kansas City Athletics on June 15.[1]

Kansas City Athletics (1957–1959)

Terry finished the 1957 season with a 4–11 record and 3.38 ERA in 19 starts for the Athletics. He rebounded somewhat the next season, going 11–13 with a 4.24 ERA and 134

Hector Lopez.[1]

Return to New York and stardom (1959–1964)

Elio Chacon
slides into home safely on a passed ball, as teammate Vada Pinson and Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry look on. The run put the Reds up 3-2, and they ultimately would win their only game of the series 6-2.

Upon his return, Terry went 3–7 with a 3.39 ERA in 24 games, including 16 starts. His career began to take off in 1960, when he posted a 10–8 record and 3.40 ERA. That year, he made his first postseason appearance, in two games of the 1960 World Series.[1] He was 0–2 with a 5.40 ERA in the two games, one start and one relief appearance,[1] and gave up Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run in Game 7.[7]

In 1961, Terry posted a 16–3 record with a 3.15 ERA in 31 games (27 starts).[1] During the 1961 World Series, he was 0–1 with a 4.82 ERA in two starts,[1] but won his first championship when the Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds in five games.[8]

For 1962, Terry went 23–12 with a 3.19 ERA. That year, he posted career bests with 23 wins, 39 starts, 298+2⁄3

World Series MVP award that season.[1][9]

The next year, Terry was 17–15 with a 3.22 ERA in 37 games, including a career-high 18 complete games.[1] He pitched three innings in the 1963 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing with a 3.00 ERA, as the Yankees were swept in four games.[10]

In 1964, Terry went 7–11 with a 4.54 ERA. In the World Series that year against the Cardinals, he gave up two hits and struck out three batters in a Yankees loss.[1]

Later career (1965–1967)

Shortly after the 1964 World Series, Terry was sent to the

Cleveland Indians as a player to be named later in an earlier trade for Pedro Ramos; Bud Daley was later sent to the Indians in November to complete the trade.[11]
In 1965, his only season in Cleveland, Terry posted an 11–6 mark with a 3.69 ERA in 30 games, (26 starts).[1]

On April 6, 1966 he was traded for

Kansas City Athletics.[1][12] He started 15 games for the Athletics, for whom he went 1–5 with a 3.80 ERA. On August 6, his contract was purchased by the New York Mets. He went 0–1 with a 4.74 ERA in 11 games, six as a reliever, for the rest of the 1966 season.[1]

In 1967, Terry pitched in just two games, and finished one, before being released by the Mets on May 16. He subsequently retired.[1]

Career overview

In his career, Terry had 257

strikeouts in 1,849+1⁄3 innings pitched.[1]

In five World Series (1960–64), Terry posted a record of 2–3, 31 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA in nine appearances and 46 innings pitched.[1] Both wins came in the 1962 World Series against the Giants, including a 1–0 shutout in Game 7 over Giants ace Jack Sanford. That game – and thus the Series – ended with Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson catching Willie McCovey's line drive.[13]

Later life

After baseball, Terry became a professional

Showdown Classic. He appeared at several Yankees Old-Timers' Days, most recently in 2017.[14]

Terry lived in Larned, Kansas, where he was in the insurance business for a number of years. In his retirement, he continued to play golf as a hobby.[3] He died March 16, 2022, at a long-term care facility in Larned. He was 86, and suffered a head injury after slipping on ice on the morning of New Year's Eve 2021.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Ralph Terry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Margolick, David (March 17, 2022). "Ralph Terry, Yankee Hurler Redeemed by One Pitch, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Nielsen, Monty. "Ralph Terry". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ISBN 978-0-9703197-1-5
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  5. ^ "Ralph Terry Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "August 6, 1956 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 6, 1956. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "October 13, 1960 World Series Game 7, New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 13, 1960. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "1961 World Series – New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–1)". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "World Series History | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. July 23, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "1963 World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4–0)". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "DALEY OF YANKS SENT TO INDIANS; Move Completes Deal That Gave Ramos to Bombers". The New York Times. November 28, 1964. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "TERRY OF INDIANS IS TRADED TO A'S; Cleveland Gets O'Donoghue Pirates Obtain Purkey". The New York Times. April 8, 1966. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "October 16, 1962 World Series Game 7, New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 16, 1962. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Hoch, Bryan (June 25, 2017). "Grand Old Time: Former Yanks have a ball". MLB. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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