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.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
3	3	Apr 16	NYG	@	PHI	W,14-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
5	5	Apr 19	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
7	7	Apr 20 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	13	0	0	13	1
8	8	Apr 21	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	15	0	0	15	1
9	9	Apr 22	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
10	10	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	T,7-7	CG	60	12.0	10	1	0	11	1
11	11	Apr 25	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	13	0	0	13	2
12	12	Apr 27	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
13	13	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	14	1	1	16	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		BSN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
16	16	May 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
17	17	May 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	11	2	1	14	1
18	18	May 5	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
19	19	May 6	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	20	May 9	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
21	21	May 10	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
22	22	May 15	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	12	2	0	14	1
23	23	May 16	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
24	24	May 17	NYG		STL	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 18	NYG		STL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
26	26	May 19	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	2
27	27	May 20	NYG		CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
28	28	May 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
29	29	May 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	27	6.0	9	0	0	9	1
30	30	May 26 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
31	31	May 26 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
32	32	May 27	NYG		BSN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	4	0	13	1
33	33	May 28	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	12	1	1	14	1
34	34	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	41	10.0	13	3	0	16	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,8-18	CG	57	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
37	37	May 31	NYG		PHI	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
39	39	Jun 3	NYG	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
40	40	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	8	1	0	9	0
41	41	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	49	9.1	5	0	0	5	1
42	42	Jun 6	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
43	43	Jun 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	31	5.1	5	0	0	5	0
44	44	Jun 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
45	45	Jun 9	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
46	46	Jun 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
47	47	Jun 11	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	53	11.0	9	1	0	10	1
48	48	Jun 12	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
49	49	Jun 13	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
50	50	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
51	51	Jun 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
52	52	Jun 18	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	1	7	1
53	53	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
54	54	Jun 20 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	55	Jun 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,10-0	GS	26	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
56	56	Jun 21	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	CG	52	11.0	10	1	0	11	1
57	57	Jun 22	NYG		CHC	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
58	58	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
59	59	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,10-14	CG	51	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
60	60	Jun 25	NYG		CIN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
61	61	Jun 26	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
62	62	Jun 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
63	63	Jun 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,17-5	GS	0		10	0	0	10	2
64	64	Jun 28 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
65	65	Jun 29	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	66	Jun 30	NYG		STL	L,10-11	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
68	68	Jul 2	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	3
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
71	71	Jul 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	9	2	0	11	1
72	72	Jul 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
73	73	Jul 9	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
74	74	Jul 11 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,23-5	GS	26	6.0	4	1	0	5	0
75	75	Jul 11 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	8	1	0	9	0
76	76	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,13-6	GS	0		9	1	0	10	1
77	77	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
78	78	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	12	0	1	13	0
79	79	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	1
80	80	Jul 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
81	81	Jul 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
82	82	Jul 18	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
83	83	Jul 19 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
84	84	Jul 19 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	1
85	85	Jul 21	NYG	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	8	0	1	9	1
86	86	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
87	87	Jul 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
88	88	Jul 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
89	89	Jul 25 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
90	90	Jul 25 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	8	3	1	12	0
91	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
92	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
93	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
94	94	Jul 30	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	12	2	0	14	1
95	95	Jul 31	NYG		BSN	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	21	2	1	24	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	96	Aug 1	NYG		BSN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
97	97	Aug 2 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
98	98	Aug 2 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
99	99	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
100	100	Aug 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
101	101	Aug 5	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
102	102	Aug 6	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
103	103	Aug 7	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
104	104	Aug 8	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
105	105	Aug 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
106	106	Aug 12 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
107	107	Aug 12 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
108	108	Aug 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
109	109	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
110	110	Aug 14	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
111	111	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
112	112	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
113	113	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		STL	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
114	114	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
115	115	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
116	116	Aug 20	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
117	117	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
118	118	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
119	119	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,4-8	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
120	120	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
121	121	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
122	122	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
123	123	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
124	124	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	55	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	125	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	126	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	1
127	127	Aug 31 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
128	128	Aug 31 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	12	1	1	14	3
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
130	130	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
131	131	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
132	132	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
133	133	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
134	134	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
135	135	Sep 6	NYG		BSN	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
136	136	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
137	137	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
138	138	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
139	139	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
140	140	Sep 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
141	141	Sep 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	1
142	142	Sep 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
143	143	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	9	0	0	9	1
144	144	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
145	145	Sep 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
146	146	Sep 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
147	147	Sep 17	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
148	148	Sep 18	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	9	2	0	11	0
149	149	Sep 19	NYG	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
150	150	Sep 20 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-16	GS	36	5.0	4	1	0	5	1
151	151	Sep 20 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
152	152	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,15-7	GS	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	2
153	153	Sep 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	7	3	0	10	1
							153gm		1343.0	1411	105	16	1532	108