Terry Mulholland

Infobox MLB retired
name=Terry Mulholland
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|3|9
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
deathdate=
debutdate=June 8
debutyear=by|1986
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=June 3
finalyear=by|2006
finalteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=124-142
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.41
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,325
teams=
* San Francisco Giants (by|1986-by|1989)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1989-by|1993)
* New York Yankees (by|1994)
* San Francisco Giants (by|1995)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|1996)
* Seattle Mariners (by|1996)
* Chicago Cubs (by|1997)
* San Francisco Giants (by|1997)
* Chicago Cubs (by|1998-by|1999)
* Atlanta Braves (by|1999-by|2000)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2001)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2001-by|2002)
* Cleveland Indians (by|2002-by|2003)
* Minnesota Twins (by|2004-by|2005)
* Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2006)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1993)
* Led NL in complete games in 1992 with 12

Terence John Mulholland (born March 9, 1963 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He throws left-handed and bats right-handed.

Early and personal life

Mulholland is a 1981 graduate of Laurel Highlands (Pennsylvania) High School. He maintains a strong connection to his high school, where his baseball uniform number has been retired. He attended Marietta College in (Ohio) where he majored in sports medicine and played for legendary NCAA Division III coach Don Schaly. He was a first team All-American his junior season when he was drafted in the first round by the San Francisco Giants. The school's baseball field sits on Mulholland Drive; it was renamed so in 1994 after Mulholland purchased a new lighting system for the field. He has three children with his wife, Kiara. Terry owns the Dirty Dogg Saloon, a bar in Scottsdale, Arizona. Kiara bartends and enjoys connecting Terry with his fans.

Career

Mulholland made his Major League debut on June 8, by|1986, with the San Francisco Giants. After that, he played for eleven different Major League teams: the Giants, the Phillies, the Yankees, the Mariners, the Cubs, the Braves, the Dodgers, the Pirates, the Indians, the Twins, and the Diamondbacks.

He is well-known for having one of the nastiest pickoff moves in the game. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1977698 ESPN - The definite pick - MLB ] ]

During his career, Mulholland was one of the oldest active players. During the by|2004 season, when he was paired with catcher Pat Borders, also a long-time veteran, they made up the oldest battery (pitcher/catcher duo) in Major League history.

Philadelphia Phillies

He pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies against the Giants on August 15, by|1990; it was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. He faced the minimum of 27 batters. The only batter that reached base, on an error by Charlie Hayes, was retired in a double play. The 27th out was made by Hayes with a lunging catch of Gary Carter's line drive down the 3rd base line. He defeated Don Robinson, who also served up the 500th career home run to Phillies legend, Mike Schmidt, just three years earlier. The only other no-hitter in Veterans Stadium was thrown by Kevin Millwood on April 27, by|2003, also against the Giants.

Mulholland started Game 6 for the Phillies in the 1993 World Series versus the Toronto Blue Jays. This game will always be remembered for Mitch Williams giving up the series-ending home run to Joe Carter.

Mulholland was also the starting pitcher for the National League in the by|1993 All-Star Game played at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

Chicago Cubs

Terry was instrumental in the Cubs by|1998 playoff run, pitching in relief and as a starter, often times on consecutive days.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On June 21, by|2006, the Diamondbacks waived Mulholland.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

External links

* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2005/09/mulholland_bris.php Mulholland bristles at retirement (Minnesota Public Radio)] .
* [http://www.publicradio.org/columns/minnesota/baseball/archive/2005/05/picking_mulholl_1.php Picking Mulholland's mind (Minnesota Public Radio)] .
* [http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/phi/news/phi_news.jsp?ymd=20030819&content_id=488938&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp Article about his no-hitter]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mulhote01.shtml Baseball Reference]