TTM Stats
- Sent: 5/26/2018 | Received: 6/4/2018 | 8 Days
- ’86 Fleer, ’88 Donruss, ’88 Topps, ’89 Topps, ’90 Upper Deck
- Address: Home (address from Sports Card Forum)
The Story of the Autograph
Terry Leach played in Major League Baseball from 1981 through 1993. He was primarily a relief pitcher for the Mets, Royals, Twins, and White Sox.
Leach went to Auburn university and was drafted by the Red Sox in 1975, but the pick was voided. He played with an unaffiliated team and a year later was picked up by the Braves as a free agent. He never made it out of their farm system and they released him. The Mets signed him a few days after in 1980. He made is major league debut for the Mets in 1981. He started is first game in the penultimate game of 1982 as an injury replacement. In one of the great pitching performances for the franchise, he pitched a 10 inning one-hitter against the Phillies.
Terry went back down to the minors, then was traded, then traded again, after being released again he made it back to the Mets. He would still float from the minors to the bigs. Technically during the ’86 championship season he only made six appearances. He wasn’t given a ring until 1995, nine years after the Series. He came back in 1987 and didn’t allow a run in Spring Training. He was still cut, but due to Dwight Gooden’s drug rehab and Bob Ojeda’s season-ending surgery, Terry was called up and went 11-1 with ten consecutive wins. The next year he went 7-2 with a 2.54 ERA. He would also pitch in the 1988 postseason without giving up a run.
He would go one to play for the Royals, Twins, and White Sox and technically received his first World Series ring for being part of the 1991 Twins team that beat the Braves.
Terry is also the author of the book Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball.
The Score on Terry Leach – 7.0
If you’re looking for a big signature, Terry has it. That’s the best part of getting a return back from Terry for me (well… also the letters M – E – T – S). Terry not only has a big signature but he also uses a big marker. I’ve gotten several returns from him over the years and they are always like this. The one thing I would say isn’t as consistent is that on a few older ones the signature gets a little quick, but I guess when you seem to sign ton for everyone it can get a little like an assembly line.
Thanks as always Mr. Leach! I’m giving this return a 7.
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