Terrance Lamont (Terry) Turner (February 28, 1881 - July 18, 1960) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1919 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1901), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1904-1918) and Philadelphia Athletics (1919). Turner batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania.
Listed at 5' 8", 149 lb., Turner was basically a line-drive hitter and a fearless base stealer. Because normal slides hurt h...
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Terrance Lamont (Terry) Turner (February 28, 1881 - July 18, 1960) was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1919 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1901), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1904-1918) and Philadelphia Athletics (1919). Turner batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania.
Listed at 5' 8", 149 lb., Turner was basically a line-drive hitter and a fearless base stealer. Because normal slides hurt his ankles, he pioneered the use of the head-first slide. As a fielder, he spent most of his playing time between shortstop and third base. He also broke up three no-hitters and spoiled a perfect game effort by Chief Bender after receiving a fourth-inning walk.
In 1904 Turner started a long tenure with Cleveland that lasted 15 years, appearing in a team-record 1,619 games. He hit a career-high .308 in 1912, and from 1906 to 1911 averaged 25.5 steals in each season, with a career-high 31 in 1910. On the field, he led the American League...
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