Terry Puhl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada | July 8, 1956|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 12, 1977, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 29, 1991, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Induction | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Stephen Puhl (born July 8, 1956) is a Canadian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a outfielder from 1977 to 1991, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980.
A National League All-Star in 1978, Puhl excelled defensively as an outfielder, committing just 18 errors in 1,300 career games. His .993 fielding percentage is the best among outfielders in Astros history and ranks 8th all-time among all outfielders in National League (NL) history.[1]
Puhl also served as the head coach of the University of Houston–Victoria's baseball team and the manager of the Canada national baseball team. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and, into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame in 2022.[1][2]