Researching Jerry Terrell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 504 people with the Terrell surname? In that year Terrell was ranked number 3075 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Jerry means "Form of GERALD. Spear Warrior" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jerry Terrell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jerry Terrell and the Terrell Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 732 people with the Terrell surname in the UK? Terrell is now ranked number 3350 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Jerry Terrell
Jerry Terrell
Jerry Wayne Terrell (born July 13, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. The former infielder from Elysian, Minnesota, attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and played in the Major Leagues for the Minnesota Twins (1973–1977) and Kansas City Royals (1978–1980), appearing in 657 games played and collecting 412 hits. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Terrell was chosen by his home-state Twins in the 18th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft, and began his minor league career in 1968, missing the 1969 season while serving in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. He came to the MLB Twins in, and appeared in a career-high 124 games played in his rookie season. In his final campaign, for the American League champion Royals, he played in only 23 games and did not appear in the 1980 World Series. In 1980, he was the only MLB player out of 970 to vote against going on strike.
On August 20, 1979, Terrell made his pitching debut for the Royals in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees at Royals Stadium, and retired the Yankees on three pitches; the Yankees were ahead 16–4 at the time and Terrell hurled on an emergency basis.
After his playing days, Terrell was a longtime scout, working for both the Royals and Twins, as well as the Montreal Expos.
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