Born on January 9, 1936 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, Ralph Terry (Ralph Willard Terry) played for the New York Yankees (1956–57, 1959–64), Kansas City Athletics (1957–59, 1966), Cleveland Indians (1965), and New York Mets (1966–67) over the course of his 12 year career. Terry broke into the bigs on August 6, 1956 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.33 ERA in 151.1 innings pitched in 1957, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ralph Terry's best season was 1962, when he posted a 3.19 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 176 batters.
In his 12 seasons as a player, Terry posted a career record of 107-99, with 1000 strikeouts, a 3.27 earned run average, 257 games started, 75 games finished, 20 shutouts, 11 saves, and 446 bases on balls in 1849 innings pitched.
In five World Series (1960–64), Terry posted a record of 2-3, 31 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA. Both wins came in the 1962 World Series (of which he was named MVP) against the San Francisco Giants, including a 1-0 shutout in Game 7 over Giant ace Jack Sanford. That game—and thus the Series—ended with Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson catching Willie McCovey's line drive with Willie Mays on second and Matty Alou on third; had the ball been hit a foot or so to either side, Richardson could not have caught it and San Francisco would have scored two runs and won the Series.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1956
NY
A
3
3
1
2
9.45
8
15
14
0
0
0
13.1
17
2
11
0
0
0
1957
NY
A
7
2
1
1
3.05
7
7
7
1
1
0
20.2
18
1
8
1
0
0
1957
KC
A
21
19
4
11
3.38
80
63
49
3
1
0
130.2
119
15
47
2
3
4
1957
TOT
A
28
21
5
12
3.33
87
70
56
4
2
0
151.1
137
16
55
3
3
4
1958
KC
A
40
33
11
13
4.24
134
111
102
8
3
2
216.2
217
29
61
4
3
2
1959
NY
A
24
16
3
7
3.39
55
55
48
5
1
0
127.1
130
7
30
5
2
2
1959
KC
A
9
7
2
4
5.24
35
29
27
2
0
0
46.1
56
9
19
1
1
1
1959
TOT
A
33
23
5
11
3.89
90
84
75
7
1
0
173.2
186
16
49
6
3
3
1960
NY
A
35
23
10
8
3.40
92
78
63
7
3
1
166.2
149
15
52
3
3
4
1961
NY
A
31
27
16
3
3.15
86
74
66
9
2
0
188.1
162
19
42
0
0
1
1962
NY
A
43
39
23
12
3.19
176
123
106
14
3
2
298.2
257
40
57
1
2
3
1963
NY
A
40
37
17
15
3.22
114
103
96
18
3
1
268
246
29
39
1
1
4
1964
NY
A
27
14
7
11
4.54
77
60
58
2
1
4
115
130
20
31
3
1
1
1965
CLE
A
30
26
11
6
3.69
84
77
68
6
2
0
165.2
154
22
23
3
0
1
1966
NY
N
11
1
0
1
4.74
14
14
13
0
0
1
24.2
27
1
11
1
0
0
1966
KC
A
15
10
1
5
3.80
33
35
27
0
0
0
64
65
7
15
3
2
1
1966
Total
26
11
1
6
4.06
47
49
40
0
0
1
88.2
92
8
26
4
2
1
1967
NY
N
2
0
0
0
.00
5
0
0
0
0
0
3.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
13
1
0
1
4.18
19
14
13
0
0
1
28
28
1
11
1
0
0
Total
AL
325
256
107
98
3.61
981
830
731
75
20
10
1821.1
1720
215
435
27
18
24
Total
338
257
107
99
3.62
1000
844
744
75
20
11
1849.1
1748
216
446
28
18
24
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1956
NY
A
P
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1957
NY
A
P
7
2
20.2
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.875
1957
KC
A
P
21
19
130.2
11
19
1
2
0
0
3
3
0
.968
1957
TOT
A
P
28
21
151.1
13
24
2
2
0
0
3
4
0
.949
1958
KC
A
P
40
33
216.2
13
24
4
3
0
2
9
10
0
.902
1959
NY
A
P
24
16
127.1
10
21
2
0
0
1
7
5
0
.939
1959
KC
A
P
9
7
46.1
4
8
1
4
0
0
2
2
0
.923
1959
TOT
A
P
33
23
173.2
14
29
3
4
0
1
9
7
0
.935
1960
NY
A
P
35
23
166.2
12
24
0
3
0
0
5
5
0
1.000
1961
NY
A
P
31
27
188.1
20
30
0
1
0
0
9
6
0
1.000
1962
NY
A
P
43
39
298.2
21
31
1
0
0
0
9
7
0
.981
1963
NY
A
P
40
37
268
31
32
1
2
0
0
7
4
0
.984
1964
NY
A
P
27
14
115
10
16
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
1965
CLE
A
P
30
26
165.2
11
12
1
1
0
0
4
3
0
.958
1966
NY
N
P
11
1
24.2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
1966
KC
A
P
15
10
64
5
7
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
.923
1966
Total
P
26
11
88.2
5
11
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
.941
1967
NY
N
P
2
0
3.1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
P
338
254
1836
150
235
13
16
0
3
60
48
0
.967
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1956
NY
A
3
6
0
1
0
0
.167
.167
.167
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1957
NY
A
7
4
0
1
0
0
.250
.400
.250
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1957
KC
A
22
42
1
6
0
1
.143
.143
.143
0
0
0
8
0
2
0
0
2
1957
TOT
A
29
46
1
7
0
1
.152
.170
.152
0
0
1
8
0
2
0
0
2
1958
KC
A
40
71
3
14
0
4
.197
.219
.211
1
0
2
14
0
3
0
0
1
1959
NY
A
24
41
0
4
0
0
.098
.119
.098
0
0
1
8
0
2
0
0
0
1959
KC
A
9
17
0
3
0
0
.176
.176
.176
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1959
TOT
A
33
58
0
7
0
0
.121
.136
.121
0
0
1
10
0
3
0
0
1
1960
NY
A
35
49
1
6
0
1
.122
.140
.143
1
0
1
18
0
7
0
0
2
1961
NY
A
31
66
3
15
0
5
.227
.235
.258
2
0
1
16
0
5
0
0
1
1962
NY
A
43
106
6
20
0
7
.189
.218
.189
0
0
2
27
2
11
0
0
1
1963
NY
A
40
87
2
7
0
3
.080
.100
.080
0
0
2
17
0
9
0
0
1
1964
NY
A
27
35
2
7
0
0
.200
.263
.229
1
0
3
10
0
4
0
0
1
1965
CLE
A
30
49
2
7
1
4
.143
.222
.245
2
0
4
21
1
10
0
0
0
1966
NY
N
11
6
0
1
0
0
.167
.167
.167
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1966
KC
A
15
14
2
3
0
1
.214
.313
.286
1
0
2
6
0
1
0
0
0
1966
Total
26
20
2
4
0
1
.200
.273
.250
1
0
2
9
0
1
0
0
0
1967
NY
N
2
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
13
6
0
1
0
0
.167
.167
.167
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Total
AL
326
587
22
94
1
26
.160
.190
.179
8
0
19
148
3
55
0
0
10
Total
339
593
22
95
1
26
.160
.190
.179
8
0
19
151
3
55
0
0
10
Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (November 19, 1953).
Traded by New York Yankees with Billy Martin, Woodie Held and Bob Martyn to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni and Harry Simpson (June 15, 1957).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Hector Lopez to New York Yankees in exchange for Johnny Kucks, Tom Sturdivant and Jerry Lumpe (May 26, 1959).
Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians (October 21, 1964) as part of trade in which New York Yankees traded $75000 and 2 players to be named later to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Pedro Ramos (September 5, 1964); Cleveland Indians received Bud Daley (November 27, 1964).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for John O'Donoghue and cash (April 6, 1966).
Sold by Kansas City Athletics to New York Mets (August 6, 1966).
