Yank Terry

Yank Terry

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#ba313c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Yank Terry


position=Pitcher
birthdate =birth date and age|1911|2|11
Bedford, Indiana
deathdate=death date and age|1979|11|4|1911|2|11
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 3
debutyear=by|1940
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=July 20
finalyear=by|1945
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=20-28
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.09
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=167
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (1940, 1942-1945)

Lancelot Yank Terry (born February 11 1911 in Bedford, Indiana) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox (1940, 1942-1945). He batted and threw right-handed.

He made his big league debut on August 3, 1940 during a double-header against the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Terry picked up his first career win on August 17, 1940 at Fenway Park against the Washington Senators in a 12-9 win in front of 7,800 fans.

Terry's final appearance in the big leagues came July 20, 1945 during a 6-3 Red Sox loss to the visiting Chicago White Sox in front of 4,284 fans.

In an five-year career, Terry posted a 20-28 record with 167 strikeouts and a 4.09 ERA in 457.1 innings.

Yank Terry died in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 68. He is buried in Cresthaven Cemetery in Bedford, Indiana.

References

1. Baseball-reference [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/terryya01.shtml "Yank Terry"] .2. Retrosheet [http://www.retrosheet.org] .

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