Ralph Terry

Ralph Willard Terry

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• School Missouri State University
• High School Chelsea (OK) High School
• Debut August 6, 1956
• Final Game April 14, 1967
• Born January 9, 1936 in Big Cabin, OK USA
• Died March 16, 2022 in Larned, KS USA

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Biographical Information

Ralph Terry and Mitch Williams are the only pitchers who gave up home runs to end a World Series. Bill Mazeroski hit the home run off Terry in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.

Terry is the only MLB player to get onto golf's Champions Tour, although Rick Rhoden has come close.

Notable Achievements

• AL All-Star (1962)
• 1962 World Series MVP
• AL Wins Leader (1962)
• AL Innings Pitched Leader (1962)
• AL Complete Games Leader (1963)
• 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (1961-1963)
• 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1962)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1958, 1962 & 1963)
• Won two World Series with the New York Yankees (1961 & 1962)

Further Reading

• Ralph Terry and John Wooley: Right Down the Middle: The Ralph Terry Story, Müllerhaus Publishing Arts, Tulsa, OK, 2016. ISBN 978-0692788080

Related Sites

• Ralph Terry at the SABR Bio Project