Ralph Terry
Born: 1/9/1936 in Big Cabin, OK, USA
Died: 3/16/2022 in Larned, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-08-06 | Final Game: 1967-04-22
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 195 lbs
Full name: Ralph Willard Terry
Biography
Ralph Terry was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1956 until 1967. Born in 1936, he made a significant mark in the game during a competitive era that bridged the late 1950s and early 1960s. Over his career, Terry compiled a record of 107 wins and 99 losses, with a solid earned run average (ERA) of 3.62. He struck out 1,000 batters and recorded 11 saves, showcasing his versatility and effectiveness on the mound. His performance in the postseason was particularly noteworthy, as he earned the World Series MVP award, highlighting his impact during critical moments.
Terry was selected as an All-Star once during his career, reflecting his status among the elite pitchers of his time. Known for his composure and skill, he contributed to the success of his teams with a reliable pitching style that combined power and precision. His career spanned a transformative period in baseball history, marked by the emergence of new strategies and the increasing prominence of specialized roles. Ralph Terry's contributions to the game remain significant, solidifying his legacy as a respected figure in baseball history.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 99 | 338 | 257 | 75 | 20 | 11 | 1849.3 | 1748 | 744 | 216 | 446 | 1000 | 3.62 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | AL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9.45 | - |
| 1957 | KC1 | AL | 4 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 130.7 | 119 | 49 | 47 | 80 | 3.38 | -209.3 |
| 1957 | NYY | AL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.7 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3.05 | - |
| 1958 | KC1 | AL | 11 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 216.7 | 217 | 102 | 61 | 134 | 4.24 | 55.4 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.3 | 56 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 5.24 | -1109.5 |
| 1959 | NYY | AL | 3 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 127.3 | 130 | 48 | 30 | 55 | 3.39 | - |
| 1960 | NYY | AL | 10 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 166.7 | 149 | 63 | 52 | 92 | 3.40 | - |
| 1961 | NYY | AL | 16 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 188.3 | 162 | 66 | 42 | 86 | 3.15 | - |
| 1962 | NYY | AL | 23 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 298.7 | 257 | 106 | 57 | 176 | 3.19 | - |
| 1963 | NYY | AL | 17 | 15 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 268.0 | 246 | 96 | 39 | 114 | 3.22 | - |
| 1964 | NYY | AL | 7 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 115.0 | 130 | 58 | 31 | 77 | 4.54 | - |
| 1965 | CLE | AL | 11 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 165.7 | 154 | 68 | 23 | 84 | 3.69 | -707.8 |
| 1966 | KC1 | AL | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 65 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 3.80 | -283.1 |
| 1966 | NYN | NL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.7 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 4.74 | 146.4 |
| 1967 | NYN | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | 593 | 22 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 151 | 0.160 | 0.190 | 0.179 | 0.368 | -3413.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | AL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | KC1 | AL | 22 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | NYY | AL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1958 | KC1 | AL | 40 | 71 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.197 | -482.5 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.176 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | NYY | AL | 24 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.098 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | NYY | AL | 35 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.122 | -496.3 |
| 1961 | NYY | AL | 31 | 66 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.227 | -373.9 |
| 1962 | NYY | AL | 43 | 106 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0.189 | -772.4 |
| 1963 | NYY | AL | 40 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.080 | -1041.9 |
| 1964 | NYY | AL | 27 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.200 | 0.0 |
| 1965 | CLE | AL | 30 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.143 | -246.2 |
| 1966 | KC1 | AL | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.214 | 0.0 |
| 1966 | NYN | NL | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1967 | NYN | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.077 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | WS | NYA | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.125 |
| 1961 | WS | NYA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1960 | WS | NYA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 46.0 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 2.93 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | WS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1963 | WS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1962 | WS | NYA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1.80 |
| 1961 | WS | NYA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4.82 |
| 1960 | WS | NYA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.40 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 338 | 257 | 150 | 235 | 13 | 16 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYA | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | KC1 | P | 21 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 1957 | NYA | P | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | KC1 | P | 40 | 33 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 1959 | KC1 | P | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 1959 | NYA | P | 24 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYA | P | 35 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | NYA | P | 31 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | NYA | P | 43 | 39 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYA | P | 40 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | NYA | P | 27 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CLE | P | 30 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | KC1 | P | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYN | P | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 338 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Babe Ruth Award | P |
| 1962 | TSN All-Star | P |
| 1962 | World Series MVP |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14th | 19.0 | 280 | 0 |