John Terry (baseball)

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Terry was born in 1877 on a farm in Fairfax, Iowa. He moved as a child to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended Washington High School.[1]

He played Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1902 and for the St. Louis Browns (1903). He appeared in four games (two as a starter), compiling a record of 1–2 in 22-2/3 innings pitched with an earned run average of 2.78. He died in 1958 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2]

In 1906, Terry founded an electrical supply company called J.B. Terry Company. The company became the Terry-Durin Company in 1909. He served as the company's president until his retirement in 1951.[1]

Terry was married to Ada Alice Burnett in 1900. He died in Cedar Rapids at age 80 in 1958.[1] He was buried at Cedar Memorial Park in Cedar Rapids.[2]

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