Terry Whitfield

Terry Whitfield
Outfielder
Born: January 12, 1953 (1953-01-12) Blythe, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 29, 1974 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 23, 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average	.281
Home runs	33
Runs batted in	179
Teams
New York Yankees (1974–1976) San Francisco Giants (1977–1980) Seibu Lions (1981–1983) Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–1986)
Career highlights and awards

Terry Bertland Whitfield (born January 12, 1953, Blythe, California) is a former Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seibu Lions of the Japanese Baseball League, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1971, Whitfield was a first round draft choice of the New York Yankees, selected 19th overall.

As an outfielder, Whitfield was known more for his hitting than his defense, finishing with a career .281 batting average in 1913 at bats in the major leagues. After seven seasons in the major leagues, Whitfield moved to Japan. From 1981 to 1983, he excelled for the Seibu Lions, putting up good offensive numbers. In 1981, he hit .316 with 22 home runs and 100 runs batted in. In 1982, he hit .272 with 25 home runs and 71 runs batted in. And in 1983, he hit .278 with 38 home runs and 109 runs batted in. The following year, he returned to the major leagues, where he played for three more seasons, from 1984 to 1986.

After his playing career, he opened Future Pro Baseball, a batting cage in Burlingame, California, where he also offers private batting instruction. Whitfield also runs a youth baseball camp and is the inventor of a soft-toss machine called the "Terry-Toss" which can be found at his batting cage and as a fan attraction at professional stadiums such as AT&T Park in San Francisco. He previously was the head baseball coach at Burlingame High School. He has four kids.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube