Autographs of Ralph Terry
Ralph Willard Terry (January 9, 1936 – March 16, 2022) was an American baseball player who played as a right-handed starting pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets from 1956 to 1967. He was a member of the Yankees pitching rotation on five consecutive league champions from 1960 to 1964, enjoying his best season in 1962 when he was named to his only All-Star team, going on to lead the American League with 23 victories. In the 1962 World Series he was named the Most Valuable Player after posting wins in two of the last three games, including a 1–0 shutout in the decisive game seven. He is also notable for surrendering a walk-off home run to Bill Mazeroski that won the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Terry also played for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets. He later enjoyed a successful career as a professional golfer.
Terry was born in Big Cabin, Oklahoma, on January 9, 1936. His father, Frank William, was employed as an attendant at Eastern Oklahoma Hospital and served in the US Navy during World War II; his mother was Laleta (Adams). Terry attended Chelsea High School in nearby Chelsea, where he played gridiron and basketball. He graduated as salutatorian of his class in 1953. He then studied at Missouri State University and the University of Kansas City. He was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Yankees on November 19, 1953.
Terry played for the Independence Indians in the Ban Johnson League in 1953. The home field for the Independence Indians was Shulthis Stadium in Independence, Kansas. The stadium is the same venue in which Mickey Mantle started his career with the Independence Yankees in 1949.
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Traded items with a signature of Ralph Terry
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Terry (New York Yankees Bronx Dynasty Multi Signed Photo 20x16 Ralph Terry Al Downing) was sold in April 2026 for £154.29 while the cheapest item (Ralph Terry Signed Autograph 3.5x5.5 B&W Photo New York Yankees) found a new owner for £0.79 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (11) was September 2025 with an average selling price of £41.47 for an autographed item of Ralph Terry. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £44.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.79 was April 2024. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Terry is worth £32.17.
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