My Dad was the manager of a small town baseball team. This was the team that Major League Pitcher; Ralph Terry; played on when he was growing up. Ralph Terry entered the Major League when he was 20 years old. I have entered the details of his career below. This catchers mitt is the team mitt that Ralph Terry pitched into; before he entered the Major League.
The glove has one lacing broken on the back. Otherwise it is in good shape.
Ralph Willard Terry (born on January 9
, 1936 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1956-57, 1959-64), Kansas City Athletics (1957-59, 1966), Cleveland Indians (1965) and New York Mets (1966-67). Terry is best remembered for giving up the home run to Bill Mazeroski that won the Pittsburgh Pirates the 1960 World Series.
In his 12 seasons as a player, Terry posted a career record of 107-99, with 1000 strikeouts, a 3.27 earned run average, 257 games started, 75 games finished, 20 shutouts, 11 saves, and 446 bases on balls in 1849 innings pitched.
In five World Series (1960-64), Terry posted a record of 2-3, 31 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA. Both wins came in the 1962 World Series (of which he was named MVP) against the San Francisco Giants, including a 1-0 shutout in Game 7 over Giant ace Jack Sanford. That game—and thus the Series—ended with Yankee second baseman Bobby Richardson catching Willie McCovey's line drive with Willie Mays on second and Matty Alou on third; had the ball been hit a foot or so to either side, Richardson could not have caught it and San Francisco would have scored two runs and won the Series.
After baseball, Terry became a professional golfer. Based on his status as a PGA of America Sectional Champion, he qualified for and played in four PGA Tour events in 1981 and 1982. In 1986, he started playing on the Senior PGA Tour. His best finish was a tie for 10th at the 1989 Showdown Classic.
Ralph Terry Pitcher Born: January 9, 1936 (1936-01-09) (age 72)
Big Cabin, Oklahoma Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut August 6, 1956
for the New York Yankees Final game April 14, 1967
for the New York Mets Career statistics Win-Loss record 107-99 Earned run average 3.62 Strikeouts 1,000 Teams
New York Yankees (1956-1957, 1959-1964)
Kansas City Athletics (1957-1959, 1966)
Cleveland Indians (1965)
New York Mets (1966-1967)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1962)
2x World Series champion (1961, 1962)
1962 World Series MVP
1962 Babe Ruth Award
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