Bill Terry

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: October 30, 1898 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: January 9, 1989 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

Debut: September 24, 1923 (Age 24-329d, 5,819th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1936 (Age 37-328d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 195/252 ballots)
View Bill Terry's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: William Harold Terry

Nicknames: Memphis Bill or Smiling Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.6

6428

2193

154

.341

1120

RBI

1078

OBP

.393

SLG

.506

OPS

.899

OPS+

136

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 4)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
2	2	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
4	4	Apr 20	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
5	5	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
6	6	Apr 22	NYG		BSN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
7	7	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
8	8	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	14	1	1	16	2
9	9	Apr 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
10	10	Apr 29	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG		BRO	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
13	13	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
14	14	May 3	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
15	15	May 4	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
16	16	May 5	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	1	8	2
17	17	May 6	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
18	18	May 7	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
19	19	May 8	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS	10	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	20	May 9	NYG	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	5	4	0	9	1
21	21	May 10	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
22	22	May 11	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.1	8	0	0	8	0
23	23	May 12	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
24	24	May 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
25	25	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	14	0	1	15	0
26	26	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	13	2	1	16	0
27	27	May 17	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
28	28	May 18	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
29	29	May 19	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
30	30	May 20	NYG		STL	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 21	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
32	32	May 22	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
33	33	May 23	NYG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
34	34	May 24	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
35	35	May 27	NYG		PIT	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
36	36	May 28 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	15	0	1	16	4
37	37	May 28 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
38	38	May 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
39	39	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	15	2	0	17	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
41	41	May 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
43	43	Jun 2	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
44	44	Jun 3	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	45	Jun 5	NYG		BSN	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
46	46	Jun 6	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
47	47	Jun 7	NYG		BSN	W,14-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
48	48	Jun 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
49	49	Jun 9	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
50	50	Jun 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,18-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	51	Jun 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
52	52	Jun 13	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
53	53	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
54	54	Jun 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
55	55	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
56	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
58	58	Jun 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
59	59	Jun 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
60	60	Jun 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-15	GS	24	4.0	9	0	0	9	1
61	61	Jun 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	6	1	0	7	0
62	62	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
63	63	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
64	64	Jun 26	NYG	@	STL	L,7-13	GS	35	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	65	Jun 27	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	8	0	0	8	1
66	66	Jun 29	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
67	67	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
69	69	Jul 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
70	70	Jul 3	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,15-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
73	73	Jul 5	NYG	@	BRO	W,13-7	CG	43	9.0	16	0	0	16	2
74	74	Jul 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-11	GS	34	6.0	5	1	0	6	1
75	75	Jul 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
76	76	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
77	77	Jul 11	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
78	78	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
79	79	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
80	80	Jul 13	NYG		PIT	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
81	81	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
82	82	Jul 15	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
83	83	Jul 17 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
84	84	Jul 17 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
85	85	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	14	4	0	18	0
86	86	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	4
87	87	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
88	88	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
89	89	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	11	0	0	11	3
90	90	Jul 23	NYG		STL	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
91	91	Jul 24	NYG		STL	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
92	92	Jul 26 (1)	NYG		STL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
93	93	Jul 26 (2)	NYG		STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
94	94	Jul 27	NYG		PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
95	95	Jul 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
96	96	Jul 29 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	97	Jul 31	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
99	99	Aug 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
100	100	Aug 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
101	101	Aug 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
102	102	Aug 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	2
103	103	Aug 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,21-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	1	8	2
104	104	Aug 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 7	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
106	106	Aug 8	NYG		BRO	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
107	107	Aug 9	NYG		BRO	W,16-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
108	108	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
109	109	Aug 11	NYG		BSN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
110	110	Aug 14	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.2	12	0	0	12	1
111	111	Aug 15 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
112	112	Aug 15 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
113	113	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	3
114	114	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
115	115	Aug 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
116	116	Aug 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	11.0	15	0	0	15	1
117	117	Aug 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	14	2	0	16	2
118	118	Aug 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
119	119	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
120	120	Aug 24	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
121	121	Aug 25	NYG	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	2
122	122	Aug 26	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
123	123	Aug 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
124	124	Aug 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
125	125	Aug 29	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	8.1	8	0	0	8	0
126	126	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
128	128	Sep 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	129	Sep 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
130	130	Sep 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
131	131	Sep 5	NYG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
132	132	Sep 6	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	13	1	0	14	0
133	133	Sep 7	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
134	134	Sep 9	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
135	135	Sep 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
136	136	Sep 11	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
137	137	Sep 12	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
138	138	Sep 13	NYG		STL	L,0-2	CG	45	12.0	13	2	0	15	0
139	139	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
140	140	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	6	1	1	8	1
141	141	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	43	11.0	13	2	0	15	1
142	142	Sep 18 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	10.0	15	1	0	16	3
143	143	Sep 18 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
144	144	Sep 19	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
145	145	Sep 20	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
146	146	Sep 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
147	147	Sep 22	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	15	3	0	18	1
148	148	Sep 23 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
149	149	Sep 23 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	0	10.2	13	1	0	14	0
150	150	Sep 25	NYG		PHI	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
151	151	Sep 26	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
152	152	Sep 29	NYG		BRO	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
153	153	Sep 30	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	47	10.0	11	1	0	12	1
							153gm		1353.0	1592	105	10	1707	131