16 Facts About Terry Puhl

1.

Terry Stephen Puhl was born on July 8,1956 and is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder.

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2.

Terry Puhl played all or parts of 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, mostly with the Houston Astros.

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3.

Terry Puhl is the head coach of University of Houston–Victoria's baseball team and was the manager of the Canada national baseball team.

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4.

Terry Puhl made his professional debut with the rookie-league Covington Astros the following season, batting.

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5.

Terry Puhl was called up to the majors in July 1977, and never returned to the minor leagues.

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6.

Terry Puhl was quickly installed as the club's regular left fielder, replacing Jim Fuller.

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7.

Terry Puhl played a key part in the Astros making 1980 a banner year.

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8.

Terry Puhl recorded his 1,000th hit off Tim Lollar on August 4,1984, doing so on a single.

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9.

Terry Puhl would have one more return to effective hitting in 1988, batting.

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10.

Terry Puhl was granted free agent status in 1990, and signed with the New York Mets on December 13,1990.

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11.

Terry Puhl was released by the Mets during spring training on April 1,1991, and signed by the Kansas City Royals on April 25,1991.

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12.

Terry Puhl instead called on pinch hitter Jeremy Ware, whose grand slam won the game for Canada.

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13.

In November 2006, Terry Puhl was announced as the first head baseball coach at the University of Houston–Victoria.

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14.

Terry Puhl's son, Stephen Terry Puhl, was a minor league baseball player.

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15.

On January 27,2022, it was announced that Terry Puhl would be inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame.

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16.

In March 2022, Terry Puhl announced that he would retire from coaching the Jaguars at the end of the 2022 season.

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