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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-7 / in Starts: 9-6
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1924	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG(12)	6	5	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	1.200	1.867	5	1.10	0.082	57.73	3.15%	1.38	1B
2	1924	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.556	.600	.889	1.489	5	.73	0.074	46.01	2.55%	0.83	1B
3	1924	WS g4	Oct 7	NYG		WSH	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.545	.800	1.345	9	.76	-0.019	49.02	-0.81%	-0.24	PH
4	1924	WS g5	Oct 8	NYG		WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.917	1.517	5	.69	0.118	56.87	5.35%	1.51	1B
5	1924	WS g7	Oct 10	NYG	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.529	.786	1.315	5	1.01	-0.052	167.50	-4.78%	-0.51	1B
1933 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1933	WS g1	Oct 3	NYG		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	.62	0.026	32.36	0.73%	0.42	1B
7	1933	WS g2	Oct 4	NYG		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	3	.94	0.117	50.05	3.98%	-0.16	1B
8	1933	WS g3	Oct 5	NYG	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	3	.90	-0.103	37.39	-2.31%	-1.45	1B
9	1933	WS g4	Oct 6	NYG	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.471	.706	3	1.23	-0.002	74.58	0.10%	0.25	1B
10	1933	WS g5	Oct 7	NYG	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.455	.727	3	1.02	0.005	34.17	0.39%	0.59	1B
1936 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1936	WS g1	Sep 30	NYG		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	.92	-0.062	48.32	-2.13%	-0.29	1B
12	1936	WS g2	Oct 2	NYG		NYY	L,4-18	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	3	.36	0.046	18.97	1.62%	0.81	1B
13	1936	WS g3	Oct 3	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	3	1.42	-0.074	89.46	-2.72%	-0.29	1B
14	1936	WS g4	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	3	1.40	-0.063	90.32	-2.22%	-0.13	1B
15	1936	WS g5	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	3	1.44	0.021	71.85	0.84%	-0.94	1B
16	1936	WS g6	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	L,5-13	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.240	.509	3	1.77	0.046	161.81	3.27%	-0.11	1B
									66	61	7	18	1	1	2	7	4	1	5	0	1				0	0	.295	.338	.443	.781

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