Terry Whitfield Notable

b. January 12, 1953 · New York Yankees 1974–1976, San Francisco Giants 1977–1980, Los Angeles Dodgers 1984–1986

Terry Whitfield played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1974 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1986.

Across 730 games he batted .281, with 537 hits and 233 runs. He finished with 33 home runs, 93 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 539 games in the outfield, with 865 putouts and 22 errors.

He was born in Blythe, CA, USA on January 12, 1953. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	NYY	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
1975	NYY	28	81	9	22	1	1	0	7	1	17	1	.272
1976	NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1977	SFG	114	326	41	93	21	3	7	36	20	46	2	.285
1978	SFG	149	488	70	141	20	2	10	32	33	69	5	.289
1979	SFG	133	394	52	113	20	4	5	44	36	47	5	.287
1980	SFG	118	321	38	95	16	2	4	26	20	44	4	.296
1984	LAD	87	180	15	44	8	0	4	18	17	35	1	.244
1985	LAD	79	104	8	27	7	0	3	16	6	27	0	.260
1986	LAD	19	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	.071
Career	—	730	1913	233	537	93	12	33	179	138	288	18	.281

On this day & linked events

1953

Born January 12, 1953

Blythe, CA, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Terry Whitfield

Terry Whitfield made a major-league debut on September 29, 1974.

1986

Final major-league game: Terry Whitfield

Terry Whitfield played a final major-league game on May 23, 1986.

Image: Hostess, public domain