Bill Terry: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1954

Born: October  30, 1898

1915: Made professional debut

1922: Signed by Toledo Mudhens

1923: Purchased by New York Giants

Debut: September 24, 1923 (Giants)

1924: Homered off Walter Johnson in World Series

1924: Giants lose World Series (Terry hit .429 with 1.315 OPS)

1930 Won Batting Title (.401)

1932: Became player manager (managed 1932-1941)

1933: Giants won World Series

1936: Giants lose World Series

1936: Retired

1937: Giants lose World Series

1941: Retired from managing (823-661) and opened an auto dealership.

1958: Bought a minor league team.

1984: Giants retire his #3

Died: 1989

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

1933 World Champion

1930 Batting champ

Last National League player to hit .400

3x All Star

.341 average

154 home runs

1078 RBI

.899 OPS

.506 slugging

.393 OBP

373 doubles

112 triples

1120 runs

2193 hits

Led league in games (154): 1932

Led league in runs (121): 1931

100+ runs: 7x

Led league in hits (254): 1930

200+ hits: 6x

30+ doubles: 9x

40+ doubles: 2x

10+ triples: 5x

Led league in triples (20): 1931

20+ home runs: 3x

100+ RBI: 6x

Hit .300: 10x

Hit .350+: 4x

.401 (1930)

.400 OBP: 3x

.500 slugging: 6x

.619 slugging (1930)

1.071 OPS (1930)

300+ total bases: 5x

Postseason: .295, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .781 OPS (3 series)

As a manager: 823-661 (.555) 3 pennants and one world championship