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.

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYG		BSN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
3	3	Apr 15	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	3
4	4	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
6	6	Apr 19	NYG		BSN	L,8-9	CG	49	10.0	11	0	0	11	0
7	7	Apr 21	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
8	8	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	5	1	0	6	0
9	9	Apr 29 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
10	10	Apr 29 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
11	11	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	16	2	0	18	3
13	13	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
14	14	May 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
15	21 (6)	May 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
16	22	May 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	1
17	23	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
18	24	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	5
19	25	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
20	26	May 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
21	27	May 20 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
22	28	May 20 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	2
23	29	May 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
24	30	May 23 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
25	31	May 23 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
26	32	May 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	2
27	33	May 25	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
28	34	May 26	NYG		PHI	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
29	35	May 27 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	11.0	13	1	0	14	1
30	36	May 27 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
31	37	May 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
32	38	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
33	39	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	T,2-2	CG	29	6.0	5	1	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	40	Jun 1	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
35	41	Jun 2	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	16	2	0	18	2
36	42	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
37	43	Jun 6	NYG		STL	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
38	44	Jun 7	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
39	45	Jun 8	NYG		STL	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
40	46	Jun 9	NYG		STL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	4
41	47	Jun 10	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
42	48	Jun 11	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
43	49	Jun 12	NYG		CIN	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	4
44	50	Jun 13	NYG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	45	10.0	13	0	0	13	1
45	51	Jun 14	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	12	2	0	14	1
46	52	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
47	53	Jun 16	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	3
48	54	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
49	55	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	19	0	0	19	0
50	56	Jun 21 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
51	57	Jun 23 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
52	58	Jun 23 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
53	59	Jun 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
54	60	Jun 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
55	61	Jun 25 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
56	62	Jun 26	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
57	63	Jun 27	NYG		PHI	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
58	64	Jun 28	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
59	65	Jun 30 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
60	66	Jun 30 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	67	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	15	0	0	15	1
62	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
63	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	0	5.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	70	Jul 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	7	1	1	9	2
65	71	Jul 7 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
66	72	Jul 7 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
67	73	Jul 9	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
68	74	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
69	75	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
70	76	Jul 12	NYG	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	31	5.0	6	0	0	6	0
71	77	Jul 13	NYG	@	STL	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
72	78	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
73	79	Jul 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
74	80	Jul 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	10.0	17	0	0	17	1
75	81	Jul 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
76	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
77	83	Jul 21 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	55	14.0	20	1	0	21	0
78	84	Jul 21 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
79	85	Jul 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
80	86	Jul 24	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
81	87	Jul 25	NYG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
82	88	Jul 26	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
83	89	Jul 27	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
84	90	Jul 28	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	49	13.0	18	0	1	19	1
85	91	Jul 29 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
86	92	Jul 29 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
87	93	Jul 30	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
88	94	Jul 31 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,8-7	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
89	95	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	8	1	1	10	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	96	Aug 2	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
91	97	Aug 3	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
92	98	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,13-3	GS	32	8.0	11	0	1	12	2
93	99	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
94	100	Aug 5	NYG		STL	L,4-6	CG	61	15.0	17	1	0	18	2
95	101	Aug 7	NYG		STL	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
96	102	Aug 8	NYG		STL	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
97	103	Aug 10	NYG		PHI	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	1
98	104	Aug 11	NYG		PHI	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	9	3	0	12	1
99	105	Aug 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
100	106	Aug 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	12	1	0	13	0
101	107	Aug 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
102	108	Aug 17	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
103	109	Aug 18	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
104	110	Aug 19	NYG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
105	111	Aug 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
106	112	Aug 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
107	113	Aug 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
108	114	Aug 23 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
109	115	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-13	CG	45	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
110	116	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-16	CG	46	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
111	117	Aug 25	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
112	118	Aug 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	12	0	0	12	0
113	119	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	9	2	1	12	3
114	120	Aug 28 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
115	121	Aug 29	NYG		BSN	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	11	0	1	12	2
116	122	Aug 31	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	123	Sep 1	NYG		BRO	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
118	124	Sep 2	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
119	125	Sep 3 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
120	126	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
121	127	Sep 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
122	128	Sep 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	8	3	0	11	1
123	129	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-3	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
124	130	Sep 8 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
125	131	Sep 8 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
126	132	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	7	1	0	8	1
127	133	Sep 10 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	16	1	0	17	3
128	134	Sep 10 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	12	2	0	14	2
129	135	Sep 11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	2
130	136	Sep 11 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
131	137	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
132	138	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	3
133	139	Sep 14 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
134	140	Sep 14 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
135	141	Sep 15	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	58	13.0	16	2	1	19	3
136	142	Sep 16	NYG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
137	143	Sep 17	NYG		PIT	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
138	144	Sep 18	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	0
139	145	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		STL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
140	146	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
141	147	Sep 22	NYG		STL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
142	148	Sep 23	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	51	14.0	22	0	0	22	0
143	149	Sep 24	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
144	150	Sep 25	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
145	151	Sep 27 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
146	152	Sep 27 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
147	153	Sep 28	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
148	154	Sep 29	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	5
149	155	Sep 30	NYG		STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
							149gm		1336.0	1584	78	12	1674	148