Terry Lee Christman (December 11, 1943) has held multiple roles in professional baseball. He pitched and played outfield in the

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system from 1965 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1972. At the plate, he hit .250 with 12 home runs in 752 at-bats and on the mound - where he found considerably greater success - he was 27-19 with a 3.02 ERA in 100 appearances (43 starts). In 1970, he managed the

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, in 1971 he managed the Key West Sun Caps and in 1983, he managed the

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. Terry is married with 2 grown daughters Kerri and Kasey, and 4 lovely grandkids Sami, Sean, Joe, and Leo. In 2012, he worked as an umpire observer for

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. He has also refereed NCAA basketball, worked as an instructor for the

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and

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, worked as a minor league pitching coach and pitching chart coordinator for the Giants and

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and coached high school and college baseball.The Oakland Tribune
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christman, Terry 1943 births Minor league baseball managers Living people Auburn Mets players Jacksonville Suns players Key West Sun Caps players Memphis Blues players Raleigh-Durham Mets players Visalia Mets players Williamsport Mets players