Terrence Richard Ley is a retired baseball

Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 who began his career in the season for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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. He was a student of University of Oregon

University of Oregon

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 before he was drafted in the 3rd round of the January 1967 draft and was 24 when he made his major league debut on August 20, 1971 for the Yankees. He played in 6 major league games.

Career

Ley was initially drafted by the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 in the 1965 draft

1965 Major League Baseball Draft

The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball.In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick...

, but chose not to sign until , when his chance for the Yankees came up. On December 2, , the Yankees traded him to the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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, who traded him to the Cleveland Indians

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 later that day. In the Indians traded him to the San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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. He finished his career playing in Japan, playing for the Nippon Ham Fighters

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

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in and .

External links

• Baseball Reference Bullpen http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Terry_Ley