Wayne Terwilliger

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position = Second Baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1925|6|27
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bats =Right
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debutdate =August 6
debutyear =1949
debutteam =Chicago Cubs
finaldate =May 16
finalyear =1960
finalteam =Kansas City Athletics
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value =.240
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =22
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =162
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*Chicago Cubs (1949-1951)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1951)
*Washington Senators (1953-1954)
*New York Giants (1955-1956)
*Kansas City Athletics (1959-1960)
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Willard Wayne "Twig" Terwilliger (born June 27 1925 in Clare, Michigan) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball.

In by|1948, after attending Western Michigan University, Terwilliger signed with the Chicago Cubs. He would go on to have a successful career from 1948 to by|1960. Terwilliger played for the Cubs (1948-by|1951), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951), Washington Senators (by|1953-by|1954), New York Giants (by|1955-by|1956) and Kansas City Athletics (by|1959-1960).

After his playing days were over, Terwilliger became a successful coach and minor-league manager. Under manager Ted Williams, Terwilliger was the third-base coach of the Washington Senators from 1969 to 1971 and of the Texas Rangers in their first season, 1972. He returned to coach the Rangers from 1981 through 1985. He was the first-base coach of the Minnesota Twins when they won the World Series in 1987 and 1991. He later coached the St. Paul Saints.

Terwilliger managed 12 minor-league teams and compiled a record of 1,224 wins and 1,089 losses. Under his management, the Fort Worth Cats won the by|2005 Central Baseball League championship. After retiring from team management at the end of the by|2005 season, he is now the Cats' first-base coach in the new American Association.

He wrote an autobiography, "Terwilliger Bunts One".

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=terwiwa01/ Baseball-Almanac.com] - career statistics and analysis
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* [http://www.wayneterwilliger.com/ Wayne Terwilliger's Home Page]