Ralph Willard Terry was an American baseball player who played as a right-handed starting pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball.
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22 Facts About Ralph Terry
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Ralph Terry played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets from 1956 to 1967.
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Ralph Terry was a member of the Yankees pitching rotation on five consecutive league champions from 1960 to 1964, enjoying his best season in 1962 when he was named to his only All-Star team, going on to lead the American League with 23 victories.
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Ralph Terry is notable for surrendering a walk-off home run to Bill Mazeroski that won the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Ralph Terry later enjoyed a successful career as a professional golfer.
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Ralph Terry attended Chelsea High School in nearby Chelsea, where he played gridiron and basketball.
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Ralph Terry then studied at Missouri State University and the University of Kansas City.
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Ralph Terry was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees on November 19,1953.
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Ralph Terry played for the Independence Indians in the Ban Johnson League in 1953.
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Ralph Terry played two seasons in the minor leagues from 1954 to 1956.
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Ralph Terry made his MLB debut on August 6,1956, at the age of 20, pitching.
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Ralph Terry's performance earned him the World Series MVP award that season.
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Ralph Terry pitched three innings in the 1963 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing with a 3.
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Shortly after the 1964 World Series, Ralph Terry was sent to the Cleveland Indians as a player to be named later in an earlier trade for Pedro Ramos; Bud Daley was later sent to the Indians in November to complete the trade.
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In 1967, Ralph Terry pitched in just two games, and finished one, before being released by the Mets on May 16.
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Ralph Terry's best finish was a tie for 10th at the 1989 Showdown Classic.
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Ralph Terry appeared at several Yankees Old-Timers' Days, most recently in 2017.
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Ralph Terry lived in Larned, Kansas, where he was in the insurance business for a number of years.
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Ralph Terry died March 16,2022, at a long-term care facility in Larned.
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Ralph Terry was 86, and suffered a head injury after slipping on ice on the morning of New Year's Eve 2021.
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