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.

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
2	8	Apr 22	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
3	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	44	9.2	9	0	0	9	0
4	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	2
5	11	Apr 25	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (8)	May 9	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
7	21	May 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
8	22	May 11	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-12	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
9	23	May 12	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	8	3	0	11	1
10	24	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
11	25	May 15	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	3
12	26	May 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
13	42 (15)	May 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	12	0	0	12	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	43	Jun 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
15	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
16	45	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
17	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
18	55 (8)	Jun 17	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
19	57 (1)	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
20	58	Jun 21	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
21	59	Jun 22	NYG		PIT	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
22	60	Jun 23	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
23	61	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
24	62	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
25	63	Jun 25	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
26	64	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	75 (10)	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	82 (6)	Jul 15 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	3
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	99 (16)	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,6-0	GF	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	1
30	100	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
31	101	Aug 4	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
32	102	Aug 5	NYG		BSN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
33	108 (5)	Aug 12	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	118 (9)	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
35	123 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
36	124	Aug 30 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
37	125	Aug 31	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	126	Sep 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
39	127	Sep 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
40	128	Sep 3	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
41	129	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
42	133 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-11	GF	31	5.0	6	0	0	6	0
43	134	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	4
44	135	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
45	136	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
46	137	Sep 11	NYG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
47	138	Sep 12	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
48	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	141 (1)	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
50	142	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
51	143	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
52	144	Sep 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,17-3	CG	36	9.0	15	1	1	17	0
53	145	Sep 19	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
54	146	Sep 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
55	147	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	9	1	1	11	1
56	148	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	3
							56gm		469.0	525	41	2	568	55