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 (Jun 12)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	12	1	1	14	0
2	2	Apr 16	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
3	3	Apr 17	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-1	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	25 (20)	May 16	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	GF	14	4.0	6	0	0	6	1
6	26	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	19	1	1	21	1
7	27	May 18	NYG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
8	28	May 19	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
9	29	May 20	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	12	3	1	16	1
10	30	May 21	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
11	31	May 22	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	20	0	0	20	1
12	32	May 23	NYG		PIT	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
13	33	May 26 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
14	34	May 26 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-5	GS	29	6.0	9	0	0	9	0
15	36 (1)	May 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
16	37	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
17	38	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,14-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
18	39	May 31	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	40	Jun 1	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
20	41	Jun 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	GF	33	6.2	5	3	0	8	0
21	42	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	W,11-10	CG	49	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
22	43	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
23	44	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
24	46 (1)	Jun 8	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	47	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
25	47	Jun 9	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
26	48	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
27	50 (1)	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
28	51	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	52	Jun 15	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
30	53	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,11-13	CG	51	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
31	54	Jun 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
32	55	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	56	Jun 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
34	57	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	8	0	0	8	1
35	58	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
36	59	Jun 23 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
37	60	Jun 23 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
38	61	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
39	62	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
40	63	Jun 26	NYG		BRO	W,9-6	CG	52	12.0	18	0	0	18	1
41	64	Jun 27	NYG		BSN	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
42	65	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	3
43	66	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	1	13	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	67	Jul 1 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
45	68	Jul 1 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,16-7	GS	23	5.0	5	1	0	6	1
46	69	Jul 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
47	70	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
48	71	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
49	72	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
50	73	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
51	75 (1)	Jul 7	NYG		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
52	77 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
53	78	Jul 11	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
54	79	Jul 12	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	CG	0	16.0	15	0	0	15	2
55	80	Jul 13	NYG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
56	81	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	2
57	82	Jul 15	NYG		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
58	84 (1)	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
59	85	Jul 18	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
60	86	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	87	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
62	88	Jul 23 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
63	89	Jul 23 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	90	Jul 24	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
65	91	Jul 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	10	2	1	13	1
66	92	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	10	3	0	13	0
67	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
68	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
69	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
70	96	Jul 31	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
72	98	Aug 2	NYG	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
73	99	Aug 3	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
75	101	Aug 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
76	102	Aug 7	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
77	103	Aug 8	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
78	104	Aug 9	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	1	16	1
79	105	Aug 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
80	106	Aug 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
81	107	Aug 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
82	108	Aug 13	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
83	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
84	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
85	111	Aug 15	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
86	112	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
87	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
88	114	Aug 17	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
89	115	Aug 18	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
90	116	Aug 19	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	13	3	0	16	1
91	117	Aug 20	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
92	118	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
93	119	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
94	120	Aug 23 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
95	121	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
96	122	Aug 24	NYG		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
97	123	Aug 25	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
98	124	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	16	0	0	16	2
99	125	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	54	13.0	17	1	0	18	2
100	126	Aug 27	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
101	127	Aug 28	NYG		STL	W,4-3	GS	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
102	128	Aug 29	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	54	11.0	12	2	1	15	0
103	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
104	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		STL	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	131	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
106	132	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,24-9	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
107	133	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	7	1	0	8	0
108	134	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-10	CG	47	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
109	135	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
110	136	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
111	137	Sep 11	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
112	138	Sep 12	NYG		BRO	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
113	139	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	1	7	1
114	140	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
115	141	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
116	142	Sep 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
117	143	Sep 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
118	144	Sep 23 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	145	Sep 23 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	34	6.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	146	Sep 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
121	147	Sep 26 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
122	148	Sep 26 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
123	149	Sep 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	5	0	0	5	0
124	150	Sep 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
125	151	Oct 3 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
126	152	Oct 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	10	1	1	12	0
							126gm		1090.0	1270	77	14	1361	83