Bill Terry
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Bill Terry (right) at the 1937 All-Star Game
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| First baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: October 30, 1898 Atlanta, Georgia |
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Died: January 9, 1989 (aged 90) Jacksonville, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 24, 1923, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 22, 1936, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .341 | ||
| Hits | 2,193 | ||
| Home runs | 154 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,078 | ||
| Managerial record | 823–661 | ||
| Winning % | .555 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1954 | ||
| Vote | 77.4% (thirteenth ballot) | ||
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As manager
William Harold "Bill" Terry (October 30, 1898 – January 9, 1989) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform number 3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of AT&T Park. Nicknamed "Memphis Bill", he is most remembered for being the last National League player to hit .400, a feat he accomplished by batting .401 in 1930.
Born in Atlanta, Terry made his professional baseball debut in 1915 at the age of 16. He began his career as a pitcher, playing for two separate minor league teams, the Newnan Cowetas of the Georgia–Alabama League and the Dothan club of the FLAG League. With Newnan, he had a win-loss record of 7–1, with an 0.60 earned run average (ERA) in eight games.
After starting 1916 with Newnan, by the end of the year he had moved up to the class-B Shreveport Gassers of the Texas League. He again compiled impressive statistics for his new team, putting up a record of 6–2 with a 1.07 ERA in 11 games with Shreveport. Terry spent all of 1917 with Shreveport, with a record of 14–11 and an ERA of 3.00. By this time, he was also beginning to play more in the field, pitching in 40 games and appearing in 55 other games.
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