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Terry Hester Leach (born March 13, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, and author of the book, ''Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball''. ==Route to the majors== Leach played college ball at Auburn University, and was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in January , but the pick was voided. At which point, he signed with the unaffiliated Baton Rouge Cougars of the Gulf States League. With the Cougars, he was 2-0 with a 6.16 earned run average in five games. A year later, he signed with the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent. With the Greenwood Braves, Leach went 3-2 with a far more respectable 2.55 ERA in . Leach went 19-23 as a minor leaguer in the Braves' farm system when he was released by the Braves July 23, . On July 27, he signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. After a season and a half in the minors with the Mets organization, he made his major league debut at Wrigley Field on August 12, . With the Mets leading 4-2 over the Chicago Cubs, Leach surrendered a two run home run to Mike Lum, tying the game. The Mets, however, came back to win the game in extra innings, 7-4.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4 )〕 Leach made only one start with the Mets in ; it was, however, one of the greatest pitching performances in franchise history. Rick Ownbey was scheduled to start on October 1, the second to last day of the season. A blister on his throwing hand forced Mets manager George Bamberger to start Leach in his place. Leach ended up tossing a ten inning one-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies; the only hit being a fifth inning triple by Luis Aguayo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 )〕 Despite ending the season on a high note, Leach spent all of in the minors. At the end of the season, he was dealt to the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers. At the start of the season, he was dealt back to the Atlanta Braves for fellow minor league journeyman pitcher Ron Meridith. A month later, he was released; the following day, the Mets re-signed him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terry Leach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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