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Ralph Terry
Ralph Willard Terry

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut August 6, 1956
Final Game April 14, 1967
Born January 9, 1936 in Big Cabin, OK
Died March 16, 2022 (age 86)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1957 21 SLN NL   9   9  .500  26  25   5   1   0   2  157.0  152   661   73   68  13   52   0   3  103   1  0  3.90  
 1958 22 SLN NL   9  15  .375  36  36   0   0   0   0  209.0  220   900  106   97  23   63   5   8  149   1  0  4.18  
 1959 23 NYA AL  11  10  .524  27  27   0   0   0   0  158.2  174   673   66   65  14   45   3   4   88   2  0  3.69  
 1960 24 NYA AL   9   6  .600  28  27   0   1   0   0  163.0  141   670   60   49  11   44   2   4   98   3  0  2.71  
 1961 25 NYA AL  12  15  .444  31  31   0   0   0   0  183.0  180   765   92   88  28   35   1   6   89   0  0  4.33  
 1962 26 NYA AL  21  12  .636  37  37  18   0   0   3  302.1  279  1226  120  106  45   60   5  11  182   3  0  3.16  CY-1
 1963 27 NYA AL  20  12  .625  34  34   7   0   0   4  252.2  239  1032   99   94  27   52   6   9  104   0  0  3.35  CY-8
 1964 28 NYA AL   6   5  .545  45   1   0  31   5   0  120.2  123   508   45   41  12   36   3   1   79   1  0  3.06  
 1965 29 NYA AL   8   7  .533  33  15   4  12   0   1  136.2  132   558   60   57  20   20   4   5   58   0  0  3.75  
 1966 30 KCA AL   3   4  .429  21   9   0   6   2   0   62.0   68   260   40   36  11   12   0   1   37   2  0  5.23  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 10 Seasons     108  95  .532 318 242  34  51   7  10 1745.0 1708  7253  761  701 204  419  29  52  987  13  0  3.62
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With NYA      87  67  .565 235 172  29  44   5   8 1317.0 1268  5432  542  500 157  292  24  40  698   9  0  3.42
   With SLN      18  24  .429  62  61   5   1   0   2  366.0  372  1561  179  165  36  115   5  11  252   2  0  4.06
   With KCA       3   4  .429  21   9   0   6   2   0   62.0   68   260   40   36  11   12   0   1   37   2  0  5.23
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     107  99  .519 338 257  75  37  11  20 1850.1 1748  7598  844  744 216  446  28  24 1000  18  1  3.62
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1957 21 SLN NL  37   71   4.1   0  3.96   54   5   0  .093   1    5    4  .800    9    8  .529  -35   
 1958 22 SLN NL  41  111   4.7   0  3.89   70  15   0  .214   1    5    4  .800   15    4  .789  -22   
 1959 23 NYA AL  37   82   4.8   0  4.41   55   3   0  .055   0    4    4 1.000    6    6  .500  -26   
 1960 24 NYA AL  36   59   3.3   0  3.85   46   4   0  .087   0    5    5 1.000    4    0 1.000  -62   
 1961 25 NYA AL  33   88   4.3   0  4.03   59  11   0  .186   0    8    7  .875    2    4  .333   54   
 1962 26 NYA AL  49  124   3.7   0  4.89  102  19   0  .186   1    8    7  .875    2    3  .400  -11   
 1963 27 NYA AL  44  103   3.7   0  4.09   77  10   0  .130   0   10    9  .900    0    3  .000  -16   
 1964 28 NYA AL  43   51   3.8   8  3.00   20   6   0  .300   0    2    2 1.000    1    1  .500 -139   
 1965 29 NYA AL  48   57   3.8   0  3.67   36   8   0  .222   0    4    2  .500    6    3  .667  -15   
 1966 30 KCA AL  47   33   4.9   2  5.33   15   5   0  .333   0    3    2  .667    6    3  .667    2   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 10 Seasons          785   4.0  10        534  86   0  .161   3   54   46  .852   51   35  .593  -23   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 34.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

Smiley Hall of Fame Voting
Ballot #11 (Class of 1957): 1 of 17 votes, 5.9% -- dropped from future ballots


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1959 WS    NYA CHN   W    1  3.86   0-0   0  1   7.0   6   3   1   5
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1957  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1958  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1959  NYA   90-64   Billy Vanson
 1960  NYA   81-73   Billy Vanson
 1961  NYA   83-71   Billy Vanson
 1962  NYA   79-83   Billy Vanson
 1963  NYA   86-76   Billy Vanson
 1964  NYA   70-92   Billy Vanson
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1966  KCA   88-74   James Taglia

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