| John Terry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: September 4, 1877 Fairfax, Iowa | |||
| Died: January 10, 1958 (aged 80) Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1902, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 1903, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.78 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
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John Baxter Terry (September 4, 1877 – January 10, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher and businessman.
Terry was born in 1877 on a farm in Fairfax, Iowa. He moved as a child to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended Washington High School.[1]
He played Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1902 and for the St. Louis Browns (1903). He appeared in four games (two as a starter), compiling a record of 1–2 in 22-2/3 innings pitched with an earned run average of 2.78. He died in 1958 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2]
In 1906, Terry founded an electrical supply company called J.B. Terry Company. The company became the Terry-Durin Company in 1909. He served as the company's president until his retirement in 1951.[1]
Terry was married to Ada Alice Burnett in 1900. He died in Cedar Rapids at age 80 in 1958.[1] He was buried at Cedar Memorial Park in Cedar Rapids.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "John Terry, Terry-Durin Founder, Dies". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. January 10, 1958. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "John Terry". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.