1908
Born July 22, 1908
Mobile, AL, USA
Terris McDuffie Notable
b. July 22, 1908 · Birmingham Black Barons 1930, Pollock's Cuban Stars 1932, Baltimore Black Sox 1932, New York Black Yankees 1935–1936, 1938–1939, 1944, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, Newark Eagles 1936–1938, 1944–1945, Homestead Grays 1937, 1941, Jacksonville Red Caps 1938, Philadelphia Stars 1942
Terris McDuffie played for nine clubs across 16 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1930 and closing with the Newark Eagles in 1945.
He went 44 and 35 with a 3.86 earned run average, pitching 664.7 innings in 108 games. He struck out 344, completed 50 of his 79 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 213 games he batted .247, with 131 hits and 74 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 16 doubles and 23 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1937, with 1. He led the league in wins once, in 1941, with 11.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1939 and 1944.
He was born in Mobile, AL, USA on July 22, 1908, and died on April 29, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1939, 1941, 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | BBB | 65 | 198 | 37 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 19 | .283 |
| 1932 | BBS/CUP | 35 | 96 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .271 |
| 1935 | BE/NBY | 8 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1936 | NBY/NE | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1937 | HG/NE | 13 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| 1938 | JRC/NBY/NE | 14 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| 1939 | NBY | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1941 | HG | 25 | 53 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| 1942 | PS | 15 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1944 | NBY/NE | 15 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| 1945 | NE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 213 | 530 | 74 | 131 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 57 | 4 | 23 | .247 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BBS | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 2.87 |
| 1935 | BE/NBY | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3.15 |
| 1936 | NBY/NE | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 33.2 | 56 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 8.82 |
| 1937 | HG/NE | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 76.0 | 67 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 2.96 |
| 1938 | JRC/NBY/NE | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 94.1 | 106 | 44 | 31 | 50 | 4.20 |
| 1939 | NBY | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 64.0 | 67 | 30 | 18 | 34 | 4.22 |
| 1941 | HG | 11 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 132.0 | 130 | 41 | 33 | 82 | 2.80 |
| 1942 | PS | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 79.1 | 82 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 3.40 |
| 1944 | NBY/NE | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 91.0 | 98 | 46 | 25 | 46 | 4.55 |
| 1945 | NE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8.59 |
| Career | — | 44 | 35 | 108 | 79 | 4 | 664.2 | 697 | 285 | 202 | 344 | 3.86 |
On this day & linked events
1968