Terry Leach

Terry Hester Leach

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.
• School Auburn University
• High School Selma (AL) High School
• Debut August 12, 1981
• Final Game June 23, 1993
• Born March 13, 1954 in Selma, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Although Terry Leach was mostly a reliever in his career, he did have a one-hitter and two-hitter in his career as a starter. The one-hitter was on October 1, 1982 as a member of the New York Mets against the Philadelphia Phillies. Leach pitched 10 innings, walking 6 and striking out 7. The lone hit was a triple by Luis Aguayo. On July 2, 1987, Leach pitched a two-hitter for the Mets against the Cincinnati Reds. The only two hits in that game were singles by Bo Díaz and Ron Oester.

He is the author of the book Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball (ISBN 1583940502).

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1991

Related Sites

• Terry Leach at the SABR Bio Project