Charles Walter Terrell (born May 11, 1958) is a retired

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player. A

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, Terrell pitched from 1982 to 1992 for the

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(1982–1984),

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(1985–1988), San Diego Padres (1989),

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(1989),

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(1990), and the Tigers (1990–1992).

Career

In 1979, Terrell played

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for the Chatham A's of the

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(CCBL). He posted a 9-4 record with a 2.20 ERA and 13 complete games. Terrell set the league record for innings pitched in a season, and was named the league's outstanding pitcher. Terrell was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2007. Terrell was traded along with Ron Darling from the Texas Rangers to the Mets for Lee Mazzilli on April 1, 1982. On August 6, 1983, Terrell hit a two-run home run off future

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of the

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in the third inning, then another two-run homer the very next inning. Jenkins shut down the rest of the offense, but lost the game 4-1. Later that same month, Terrell had another three hits, including a three-run home run. In five years as a hitter, he logged only three home runs and ten

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but all three home runs and seven of the ten RBI came in a seventeen-day span. Terrell was dealt from the Mets to the Tigers for Howard Johnson at the Winter Meetings on December 7, 1984.Durso, Joseph. "Mets Trade Terrell to Tigers," ''The New York Times'', Saturday, December 8, 1984.
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at Tiger Stadium on August 20, 1986, he had a

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broken up with two out in the ninth by a Wally Joyner double. It was the only hit he would allow in a 3-0 Tiger victory. He also surrendered the first of Mark McGwire's 583 home runs on August 25, 1986. He had a career-best 17 wins during the Tigers drive to the 1987 American League East pennant. Terrell finished with a career mark of 111-124 in 321 games, with a 4.22 all-time

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. He

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929 in 1,986.2

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. Although a weak hitting pitcher, posting a .120 batting average (23-for-192) with 3

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and 10 RBI, Terrell was an above average fielding pitcher. He recorded a .980

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with only 10 errors in 489 total chances and started 38

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Personal life

Terrell was born in

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, and attended Morehead State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He had 3 children. Ryan, Michael, and Erin.

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