Terryal Gene Humphrey (born August 4, 1949) is an

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former

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. A

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, he appeared in 415 games played over all or parts of nine

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seasons for the

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(1971–1974), Detroit Tigers (1975) and California Angels (1976–1979). He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Humphrey was born in

Chickasha, Oklahoma Chickasha is a city in and the county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,036 at the 2010 census. Chickasha is home to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The city is named for and strongly connecte ...

, but graduated from Carson High School in

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and attended

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and the

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. He was selected in the 39th round of the

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by the Expos, a first-year expansion team;

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Balor Moore (the Expos' top pick) and

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(71st round) were also members of that draft class. When Humphrey was recalled from minor league baseball in September 1971, he became the second product (after Moore) of the Expo farm system to reach the major leagues. Offensive struggles characterized Humphrey's MLB career and, except for two seasons (, when he started 65 games for Montreal, and , when he started 111 games and caught in 123 contests for the Angels), he was a reserve catcher. He was traded along with Tom Walker from the Expos to the Tigers for

Woodie Fryman Woodrow Thompson Fryman (April 12, 1940 – February 4, 2011), was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, across 18 seasons (–). A two-time National League (NL) All-Star, he helped th ...

on December 4, . He was dealt along with

Leon Roberts Leon Kauffman Roberts (born January 22, 1951) is a former corner outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1974 through 1984 for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas Ci ...

Gene Pentz Eugene David Pentz (born June 21, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. He was traded along with Leon Roberts, Terry Humphr ...

and

Mark Lemongello Mark Lemongello ("le-MAHNJ-ul-oh"; born July 21, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1979 for the Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the cousin of singer Peter ...

from the Tigers to the Houston Astros for

Milt May Milton Scott May (born August 1, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and San F ...

, Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford one year later on December 6, 1975."Sports News Briefs," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Saturday, December 6, 1975.
Retrieved June 6, 2020 His finest season came with the Angels in 1977 when he set career bests in games played (123), at bats (304), hits (69), doubles (11), home runs (2) and

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(34). For his career, he batted .211 with 223 hits, six homers and 85 RBI.

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1949 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Oklahoma California Angels players Detroit Tigers players Florida Instructional League Expos players Gulf Coast Expos players Jacksonville Suns players Major League Baseball catchers Memphis Blues players Montreal Expos players Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball players Peninsula Whips players People from Chickasha, Oklahoma Québec Carnavals players Winnipeg Whips players Carson High School (Carson, California) alumni {{US-baseball-catcher-1940s-stub