Terrence Richard Ley (born February 21, 1947) is an American former

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who began his career in the season for the

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. He was a student of

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before he was drafted in the 3rd round of the January 1967 draft and was 24 when he made his major league debut on August 20, 1971, for the Yankees. He played in 6 major league games.

Career

Ley attended Madison High School in

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. He was initially drafted by the

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in the 30th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but chose not to sign. He attended the

, where he played

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for the

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team. After his freshman year, he transferred to Clark College in

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. The

drafted Ley in the third round of the January Secondary draft in 1967, and he signed. He made his

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debut in 1971. Both he and Gary Jones were traded twice on the same day at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971. They were first sent from the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Bernie Allen, then along with Del Unser and Denny Riddleberger to the

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for Roy Foster, Rich Hand, Mike Paul and

Ken Suarez Kenneth Raymond Suarez (April 12, 1943 – July 29, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1973. ...

.Durso, Joseph. "White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks," ''The New York Times'', Friday, December 3, 1971.
Retrieved December 4, 2021 Ley finished his career playing in Japan, playing for the Nippon-Ham Fighters of

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(NPB) in and . Ley was the first pitcher in NPB history to issue three

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s in an inning, doing so in 1974.

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