Terry Leach
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Terry Hester Leach
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.
- School Auburn University
- Debut August 12, 1981
- Final Game June 23, 1993
- Born March 13, 1954 in Selma, AL USA
[edit] 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 Diaz and Ron Oester.
Author of the book Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball (ISBN 1583940502).
[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won a World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1991
