- Terry Whitfield
Infobox MLB retired
name = Terry Whitfield
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position =Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1953|1|12
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bats =Left
throws = Right
debutdate =September 29
debutyear =1974
debutteam =New York Yankees
finaldate =May 23
finalyear =1986
finalteam =Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.281
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =33
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =179
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*New York Yankees (1974-1976)
*San Francisco Giants (1977-1980)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1984-1986)
highlights =Terry Whitfield (born
January 12 1953 ,Blythe, California ) is a formerMajor League Baseball player for theLos Angeles Dodgers ,New York Yankees ,San Francisco Giants and theSeibu Lions of the Japanese Baseball League. As an outfielder, Terry was known more for his hitting than his defense, finishing with a career .281 batting average in 1913 at bats.After his playing career, he opened Future Pro Baseball, a batting cage in
Burlingame ,California and ran youth baseball camps. He was also the head baseball coach atBurlingame High School . He invented a soft-toss machine called the "Terry-Toss". He has a wife and four kids.In August in the year of 2008, Terry will be at the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Giants' tenure in San Francisco.
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