1936
Born January 9, 1936
Big Cabin, OK, USA
Ralph Terry Notable
b. January 9, 1936 · New York Yankees 1956–1957, 1959–1964, Kansas City Athletics 1957–1959, 1966, Cleveland Indians 1965, New York Mets 1966–1967
Ralph Terry played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1956 and closing with the New York Mets in 1967.
He went 107 and 99 with a 3.62 earned run average, pitching 1,849 innings in 338 games. He struck out 1,000, completed 75 of his 257 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 339 games he batted .160, with 95 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 8 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1962, with 23.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 1962. He was an All-Star in 1962.
He was born in Big Cabin, OK, USA on January 9, 1936, and died on March 16, 2022. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1962 |
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 1962 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1962 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 1962 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| 1957 | KCA/NYY | 29 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .152 |
| 1958 | KCA | 40 | 71 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .197 |
| 1959 | KCA/NYY | 33 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .121 |
| 1960 | NYY | 35 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .122 |
| 1961 | NYY | 31 | 66 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .227 |
| 1962 | NYY | 43 | 106 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .189 |
| 1963 | NYY | 40 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .080 |
| 1964 | NYY | 27 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .200 |
| 1965 | CLE | 30 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .143 |
| 1966 | KCA/NYM | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1967 | NYM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 339 | 593 | 22 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 151 | 0 | .160 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9.45 |
| 1957 | KCA/NYY | 5 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 151.1 | 137 | 56 | 55 | 87 | 3.33 |
| 1958 | KCA | 11 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 216.2 | 217 | 102 | 61 | 134 | 4.24 |
| 1959 | KCA/NYY | 5 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 173.2 | 186 | 75 | 49 | 90 | 3.89 |
| 1960 | NYY | 10 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 166.2 | 149 | 63 | 52 | 92 | 3.40 |
| 1961 | NYY | 16 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 188.1 | 162 | 66 | 42 | 86 | 3.15 |
| 1962 | NYY | 23 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 298.2 | 257 | 106 | 57 | 176 | 3.19 |
| 1963 | NYY | 17 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 1 | 268.0 | 246 | 96 | 39 | 114 | 3.22 |
| 1964 | NYY | 7 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 115.0 | 130 | 58 | 31 | 77 | 4.54 |
| 1965 | CLE | 11 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 165.2 | 154 | 68 | 23 | 84 | 3.69 |
| 1966 | KCA/NYM | 1 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 88.2 | 92 | 40 | 26 | 47 | 4.06 |
| 1967 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 107 | 99 | 338 | 257 | 11 | 1849.1 | 1748 | 744 | 446 | 1000 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died March 16, 2022
1956
Major-league debut: Ralph Terry
Ralph Terry made a major-league debut on August 6, 1956.
1967
Final major-league game: Ralph Terry
Ralph Terry played a final major-league game on April 22, 1967.
Image: Requena, public domain