- Walt Terrell
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#003366
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Walt Terrell
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|5|11
city-state|Jeffersonville|Indiana
debutdate=September 18
debutyear=1982
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=1992
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=111-124
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.22
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=929
teams=
*New York Mets (by|1982-by|1984)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1985-by|1988, by|1990-by|1992)
*San Diego Padres (by|1989)
*New York Yankees (by|1989)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1990)
highlights=
*17 wins in 1987Charles Walter Terrell (born
May 11 1958 inJeffersonville, Indiana ) is a formerstarting pitcher with an eleven year career from1982 to1992 . He played for theNew York Mets (1982-1984),Detroit Tigers (1985-1988),San Diego Padres (1989),New York Yankees (1989),Pittsburgh Pirates (1990), and once again the Detroit Tigers (1990-1992). Terrell attendedMorehead State University , where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He batted left-handed, but threw righty.In an interesting trade, on
April 1 ,1982 , the Mets shippedoutfielder Lee Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers for minor league pitchersRon Darling and Terrell.On
1983-08-06 , pitcher Terrell shocked opposing pitcher, Hall of FamerFerguson Jenkins of theChicago Cubs , by hitting a two-runhome run off him in the third inning and then hitting another two-run home run the very next inning. Jenkins shut down the rest of the offense, besides Terrell, but lost the game 4-1. Later that same month, Terrell had another three hits including a three-run home run. In five years as a hitter, Terrell logged only three home runs and tenruns batted in but all three home runs and seven of the ten RBI came in a seventeen-day span.Against the California Angels at Tiger Stadium on August 20, 1986, Terrell had a
no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth by aWally Joyner double. It was the only hit he would allow in a 3-0 Tiger victory.He was 111-124 in 321 games, with a 4.22 all-time ERA. He struck out 929 in 1986.2
innings pitched .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/terrewa01.shtml Walt Terrell at Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://www.saealumnikygamma.com Kentucky Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon]
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